ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — Additional details were released this morning in the pursuit following the daring escape of a kidnapping victim from her suspected captors, Anthony Jernee, and Terri Diaz.
The Guardian was the only news team on the scene of the takedown and capture of the suspects. According to the Chillicothe Police Department, Officers were dispatched to the area of route 772, after the Ross County Sheriff’s Office issued a B.O.L.O (Be-On-The-Look-Out) for a blue Ford F150 pickup truck pulling a camper in tow.
Officer Williams of the Chillicothe Police Department said that he positioned himself near the Valero gas station on South Paint Street in an attempt to deploy spike strips. Officer Williams stated, “The suspect was traveling in the far right northbound lane when he turned his vehicle toward my direction and began driving toward me as if he was going to run me over.” Reports say the officers was uninjured in the incident.
The suspects were eventually taken into custody when they jackknifed their camper, and then became stuck in an alleyway behind Paint Street.
Jernee and Diaz are both charged with kidnapping, felonious assault, and failure to comply. They remain in custody at the Ross County Jail.