Caught on Video: Naked Woman Runs Into Liquor Store to Escape Kidnapping by Father
- Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:21pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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Via KCTV 5 News
A 21-year-old woman ran naked along Indiana highway into a liquor store on Monday, screaming that her father was going to kill her. Moments later, surveillance footage shows, a half-dressed man showed up, dragged her into his car and attempted to drive off with her before he was blocked by a police car.
The father, identified as Martin Jonassen, allegedly kidnapped the woman from her Missouri home last Saturday and had held her for two days, Kansas City’s KCTV reported. The woman, whose name has not been released, told police she escaped when her father thought she was taking a shower.
“She was scared to death, you could tell that,” liquor store clerk Sandy Farley told KCTV. “She was shaking. There’s like a twine rope around each ankle, like I don’t know if she had pulled loose from something, being tied up.”
The woman tried desperately to fight Jonassen off when he ran into the store after her. Surveillance video shows her scrabbling for a cooler door and then for the front door frame. He threw her in a headlock, overpowering her and dragging her outside and into his car.
“I’m freaking out. A naked lady comes into the liquor store, begging for her life,” store manager Brandon Hatch said. “We didn’t know if the guy had a gun or anything.”
Police arrived and managed to box Jonassen’s car in and ordered him out at gunpoint. He was arrested and charged with felony criminal confinement and battery.



















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Slayer
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:14pmWho was the pillar of brilliance who thought it a good idea to run a Steak and Shake ad right before the ‘woman runs naked into liquor store to escape kidnapping by father’ story?
Report Post »meamerican
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:42pmI had a different ad, must be random!
Report Post »Slayer
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:55pmI’m sure the ads after these stories are random, but someone needs to program these things not to run goofy upbeat ads right before a horrific news story. Just plain laziness and ineptitude on the part of the advertising agency for this to happen.
Report Post »savarulz
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 10:25pmThat’s funny
Report Post »savarulz
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 10:25pmMy ad was a temperpedic bed.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 10:32pmand I got an ad for ROOFTOP SOLAR PANELS!
I sure hope obama DOES NOT visit this company.
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on September 19, 2011 at 12:11amActually, the ads are most likely spurred by your online buying history. Thats what Google ads is all about. The side ads are targeted to you by what history you have online. Kinda spooky aint it?
Report Post »Servant Of YHVH
Posted on September 19, 2011 at 3:19am@macpappy
Report Post »I would have to say that they are not based on that since I have never been to a Steak and Shake which is the commercial that I got.
JLGunner
Posted on September 19, 2011 at 8:16ammy ad was for a feminine product. Wtf!?!?
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on September 19, 2011 at 8:36am@ Macpappy, please explain to me how a hardcore Libertarian and Ron Paul supporter gets Obama re-election ads all day! The only time I’ve ever visited any obama site was to email him nastygrams and that has been a long time ago because they collect those email addresses and start sending you pro-Obammy emails.
Report Post »iamgillespie
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 1:44am@SGBT The same way Ron Paul ends up in the top tier of candidates and is magically not a top tier candidate.
Report Post »Mainer forever
Posted on September 20, 2011 at 2:09pmI too had a Steak and Shake Ad. Funny thing…I don’t think there are any of thoes restaurants here in the North East….but I could be wrong.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:03pmWas the store manager a Muslim? After all he thought it funny that a woman was being tortured…
Report Post »hillarie
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:50pmHe wasn’t laughing out of humor. He was laughing out of incredulousness. He didn’t think it was funny. He thought it was odd.
Report Post »football lady
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:50pmLULU: “Oh, and then she went on to tell us about how we had to try this ‘new’ wonderful drink that McDonald’s had called…. ‘Sweet tea’…?
Loved that!!!! Was the girl from NYC blond? LOL
Report Post »football lady
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:51pmOOPS, sorry, thought the other post did not make it!
Report Post »BonnieBlueFlag
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:49pm@FagInDrag (MorkfromOrk)
Please do. It makes it more appropriate when I tell you to go F yourself.
You are a pathetic worm. Go crawl up George Soros’s @ss and die.
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on September 19, 2011 at 1:45amlooks like a post has been deleted (good thing, too, i bet)
Report Post »football lady
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:46pmReplying to Lulu: “Took my son to NYC to visit colleges and to see a friend he met during a summer program for HS students at Harvard (we are from north cakcalacky). His friend wanted to know if we had internet, MTV and theater…seriously. And this is a bright girl, from the big apple. Oh, and then she went on to tell us about how we had to try this ‘new’ wonderful drink that McDonald’s had called…. ‘Sweet tea’…”
That is hilarious! Did the bright girl from NYC have blond hair? LOL
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:40pmI think daddy’s a freak b_stard. I’m so glad this young lady was able to escape, run for help. I’m glad someone called the police. I’m glad the police were able to take him down & arrest him. ……All without one shot being fired. Isn’t that interesting. God bless the young woman & all those involved in her rescue.
Report Post »Phoenixsoulfire
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:22pmOne shot could have been fired in to that man would leave the world just that little bit better,
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:37pmI hope someone whoops the tar outta the piece of caca!
Report Post »PeachyinGA
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:43pmShe miraculously escaped all of ‘daddy dearest’ efforts to recapture her. Thank Goodness for the police. Heavenly intervention for sure. Would like to have seen the store employees more proactive to help this young woman.
Report Post »WhiteHorse
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:46pmDaddy be one completely weird, freaky, psycho sons a bi-ch. He belongs in prison.
Report Post »wpwilder
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:01pmor dead..
Report Post »ThoreauHD
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:26pmThat store manager was a big help.
Report Post »bry
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:49pmYeah, I wanted to wipe the smirk off the creepy clerks face.
That poor girl, who knows what she has been through, and it seems the clerk got a kick out of seeing a naked woman. cool…
Report Post »db321
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 11:44pmYea – it was like a Video Game to him – He should have never ever let that girl leave the store with that creep. Thank god the Police arrived in time or she possible could have ended up dead. Then that store clerk would really have something to laugh about.
Report Post »Jaycen
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:26pmThere‘s the tolerance and civility we’ve come to expect from the Left.
Thanks for participating.
Report Post »AirtechJr
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:25pmI see this being a good argument for proper Gun Control.
EXTEND, TOUCH, PRESS.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 10:56pmEXTEND….AIM…and SQUEEZE!!!!
Report Post »Reall gun controll!!!
James
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:17pmI just don’t know what to say.It’s every day.
ESQ
Report Post »sarcasticus
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:15pmSounds to me like a good argument in favor of the second amendment.
Report Post »redbone007
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:08pmthe male store manager is a weak man…he should have help the girl fight off her father. what if the police was 1 minute too late?
Report Post »TheTwinsMommy
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:26pmI agree. Real men don’t wuzzie out in situations like this, standing back hoping the police arrive. Real men step up and help women in distress. Yes, I’m old fashioned. I expect men to protect me if I run in screaming for help, and I can’t protect myself. Gun or no gun, there isn’t a man in my family who would have taken a chance this woman would be further injured. There would have been a fight in that store, and I know who would have won.
Report Post »Halloween
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:46pmAnytime you do not have the right to carry a gun, you have to assume the criminal has one and act accordingly. If the state allows you to carry a gun and you work in a liquor, you better have 2 guns. The store manager should have had a gun and USED it!
Report Post »Airb0rne4325
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:04pmspot on…she had more balls than the store clerk. she is there clinging to the fridge doors for her life, screaming I am sure, for some help, that will not come b/c we as a people have been brainwashed to not get involved. Just walk out to the parking lot and point, for the police, at the car and the man and poor woman.
Report Post »wolfinshdo
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:23pmA few years ago I broke up a fight between a guy and his girlfriend. He was smacking her in the head and she was crying. She later claimed that I had “butted in” and that he hadn’t touched her. I was later questioned by the Police for assaulting her boyfriend but it was dropped because other people came forward and told the Police they had seen her being smacked and crying too. As a landlord I have seen many times when a woman would be bullied physically and then deny it when the Police would show up. They would come and take the man to jail or make him leave for the night but within a few days they would be back together. The moral of the story… Be very careful if you decide to intervene because you could be the one getting arrested.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:56pmYou should always be as careful as you can…while still interveing to help those in danger. To do otherwise is to facilitate the collapse of civilization.
Be a man. Take the risk and help people. God will reward you even if the world doesn’t.
Report Post »welovetheUSA
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:07pmIn a world that does not pay attention to those around us, see this sort of situation play out…you can bet this was going on a long time before this happened.
Report Post »iwillnotbequiet
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:02pmCome on..Lets tell it like it is. This sob was using her. God bless her stringth to get away from this loon. Hang him by his tool.
Report Post »jungle J
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:02pmthe mentally ill art the top make the mentally ill at the center and bottom feel free to act out….hollywood and politicicians are the problem…
Report Post »CHICAGOTHUGBUCKET
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:55pmWell if we al were armed this would be a quick shootout hero story. Why we continue to believe the evil people are always some one else’s family or friend is beyond me. This guy was a father and someones buddy but he cracked and deserved a quick double tap. Now we have to pay for his incarceration and mental health treatments for the next thirty years.
Report Post »g.prunty
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:42pmcome on commonsenseguy don’t be stupid you know darn well that would be to good for him!
Report Post »suzy000
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:40pmOh my gosh…a father? What a sicko! I can’t wait to hear his side….if he dare even admit it. That poor child…my heart goes out to her.
Report Post »donh2
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:33pmThis is why David Carr calls MO the land of low sloping foreheads.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:43pmSpeaking of inappropriate, my sweet grandma-in-law in Missouri in on hospice right now. She was a farmer’s wife and one of the strongest, most independent, smartest and good-natured women I have ever known. Really not funny, Don.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:09pmI’m from Missouri, and my IQ was tested at 127. My son’s was tested at 131, top 1% of his age group. Of course, he spent the first 18 months of life in Hawaii, then the next 4.5 in Illinois and now almost 6 in Texas.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:31pmFurther, it speaks to your questionable intelligence level, Don, if you are following any NY Times “journalist”. What kind of person disses an entire state based on the actions of the pathetic and extremely sad situation described here? I am quite sure your state is chock full of fellow elitist intelligencia.
Report Post »lulu229
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:48pmTook my son to NYC to visit colleges and to see a friend he met during a summer program for HS students at Harvard (we are from north cakcalacky). His friend wanted to know if we had internet, MTV and theater…seriously. And this is a bright girl, from the big apple. Oh, and then she went on to tell us about how we had to try this ‘new’ wonderful drink that McDonald’s had called…. ‘Sweet tea’…
Report Post »donh2
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:53pmHey I don’t stand for broad regional stereotypes, but THIS is a low sloping forehead siting. They are in every state. Back in the frontier days people had to marry their sister to survive famine, plague and indian wars…Unfortunately for some families incest became institutionalized.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:04pmStill not funny. Have you been to Missouri? Perhaps you should go and speak with the good, hard-working, patriotic folk there before you form opinions. I was born and raised on the upper east coast. Been to 49 of the 50 states and many, many countries abroad. I’ll take midwestern and southern country folk wisdom any and every day over your David Carr-types.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:10pmAnd P.S. Smart Guy, you did diss the entire state/region with your original post.
This is a sad incident that happened to take place in Missouri. Do you not have sad or sick crime in your state? What do you attribute it to where you live? Over-education?
Report Post »donh2
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:26pmSo much protestation Copatriots I am inclined to believe you are related to Mr Jonassen… Go pop a Joe Dirt movie in your VCR and you will feel better about your poor kin….That 1970s dusty red car right here >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpHIIE9Lois
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 8:37pmI have zero regard for that sick, pathetic man and that was clear in my responses. Just am sick of liberal elitists trashing the good people in the midwest and south.
Nice deflection, btw. Did I hit a nerve?
Report Post »lulu229
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:10pmDid you learn US history in a public school? I’ve not ever learned, nor has my research revealed, that incest was ever a common and/or accepted practice during ‘frontier’ times… Ancient India, Hindu mythology, ancient Greece and ancient Egyptians, maybe…but not in this country’s history.
The word ‘incest’ was introduced into Middle English around 1225 as a legal term to describe the crime of familial incest as it is known today.
I think you’ve somehow blurred the lines between some ancient civilizations, more recent US history, and some low class jokes….
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:10pmWhen you realize the failure of your position and are called out on it, you resort to insult. A simple apology for your bias at the attempt of being witty would have been sufficient. You obviously lack compassion as well. I am sad for you. Good night and God Bless, DonH2
Report Post »donh2
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:15pmCompatriots you are indeed sick ….lashing out at people with imbalanced irrational contempt over petty things is no way to grieve over a dying relative….much less represent a sweet, proud self reliant person as you claim. If you don’t want to watch Joe Dirt , try reading the 10 stages of grief. This discussion isn’t helping you.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 9:25pmNot lashing out there Don. Just sticking up for the good people in states you were so quick to trash. I surely don’t need to watch a ridiculous movie to understand your attempt at defending your statement. And, nice touch with the stages of grief to deflect again. Classy.
Report Post »chigger
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 10:04pm@DONHZ: Keep your mouth shut until you meet and get to know people from Missouri. Try to judge for yourself by knowing those people first instead of forming an opinion based on some ignorant dolt who doesnt know what he’s talkinb about. I was born and raised in MO, most of my family are still here too, and we are all hard working, compassionate and intelligent people. We’re tough and good and have raised our kids to be the same. You can find dumbasses in any state.
Report Post »chipmunk
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 10:27pm@COPATRIOTS
Report Post »Don’t you mean 57 states? :)
avta82
Posted on September 19, 2011 at 7:14pmMy tiny Missouri brain might be wrong, but I’m pretty sure the only reference to Missouri in this story is that the woman is from there. The incident with the brave store clerks takes place in Indiana and the crazy father is from Michigan.
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:33pmwhat the heck is happening to our country, with all of these nut jobs,we must be prepared at all time to protect ourselves and our families, i just wonder if the liquor store had a gun, they said they did not know if he had a gun or not?? he needs to be gut shot,and tied down in a ant bed,then left so they and the buzzards could take care of this pervert idiot
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:52pm@commonsenseguy
Report Post »Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:33pm
what the heck is happening to our country, with all of these nut jobs
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“The wicked walk on EVERY SIDE when the Vilest men ARE EXALTED!” Psalm 12:8
The Lord sent me to this verse each time I prayed about Bill Clinton being elected President, and as a nation, we are reaping what has been sown. May God have mercy on us.
chigger
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 10:08pm@Mil Mom: Good word.
Report Post »applehill
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:32pmThis world just keeps getting crazier. Buy more ammo if you can.
Report Post »Countrygirl1362
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:32pmHow horrible for her.
Report Post »Jeffchick
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:31pmWhat is wrong with people nowa days? Just thank God she was able to break free. Why on earth would some one want to do this to their own daughter?
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:27pmIf you love someone…set them free. If they come back, they’re yours. If they don’t…you race after them in your car and drag them out of a liquor store.
Report Post »Steverino
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 6:35pmCreestof -
Report Post »That’s funny. Kinda inappropriate, but funny.
Steve
loriann12
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:10pmYea, gotta admit, i kinda like black humor, too.
Report Post »lulu229
Posted on September 18, 2011 at 7:58pm@Loriann- so, is that a racist comment? :)
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