Kansas men arrested after woman abducted from casino, sexually assaulted, police say
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- Police arrested two Arkansas City men after a reported casino kidnapping.
- The victim reported sexual assault and abduction from Newkirk, Oklahoma.
- The suspects face kidnapping and assault charges, with bonds up to $1 million.
Authorities have arrested two Arkansas City men after a woman reported being kidnapped from an Oklahoma casino over the weekend.
The woman told police that she “had been taken against her will” from the First Council Casino in Newkirk, the Arkansas City Police Department said in a news release Monday.
“She further stated that she was sexually assaulted by both male suspects and that the assaults continued while traveling through Arkansas City,” the release says.
Police officers were sent to the 1600 block of South Sixth Street in Arkansas City at around 1:18 a.m. Sunday for a reported kidnapping involving a gray SUV. Officers found the vehicle in the 400 block of South Eighth Street. Two men and the victim were inside, police said.
The men, a 35-year-old and a 24-year-old, were arrested and booked into the Cowley County Jail. One is facing an aggravated kidnapping charge and is being held on $500,000 bond, according to the release and jail records.
The other faces rape, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated kidnapping charges. He is being held in lieu of $1 million bond.
The victim received medical care at the scene and was also taken to a hospital for additional treatment, police said.
“The Arkansas City Police Department continues to investigate this case,” the release says.
