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- Lee Carter, 52, from Houston, has been charged with aggravated kidnapping
- In April, police discovered a woman was held captivate in his dingy garage
- She told authorities he kidnapped her five years ago when she was pregnant
A Texas man has been arrested for kidnapping and holding a woman hostage after snatching her off the street nearly five years ago when she was pregnant.
Lee Carter, 52, has been charged with aggravated kidnapping after police discovered the victim locked in a garage attached to his Houston home.
Court documents revealed on April 7, 2023 officers from the Houston Police Department were dispatched to 5251 Perry Street in Houston in reference to a kidnapping in progress when they heard a voice coming from the garage.
Video from Fox 26 shows officers breaking the window of the garage where they found a dog and a mattress inside in the area police believe the victim was held captive.
Authorities said when they found the approximately 30-year-old victim in April she was malnourished and weighed just over 70 pounds and she stated she had not showered in two months.
Lee Carter, 52, has been charged with aggravated kidnapping after police discovered a woman locked in his garage
The victim said Carter kidnapped her from the street about five years ago when she was pregnant and panhandling
The victim said Carter kept her locked in his garage and repeatedly forced her to have sex with him and take drugs
The victim said she met Carter – a rapper with the stage name Viper – four or five years ago when she was pregnant and panhandling off Almeda Geona.
Carter pulled over to give her a dollar, then returned shortly after and told her if she got in his car he would give her help.
Then for the next four to five years, the victim said Carter kept her locked in his garage and repeatedly forced her to have sex with him and take drugs.
‘Defendant [Carter] would force her to take pills along with crack cocaine and other illegal narcotics, causing her to become physically unable to leave the location,’ said court documents.
The victim was able to use Carter’s laptop and contacted the police via the Text Now application.
Authorities said when they found the approximately 30-year-old victim in April she was malnourished and weighed just over 70 pounds
Carter was finally arrested in April when police responded to a welfare check at his house and rescued a dog
She said she had previously tried to escape by breaking one of the windows and crawling out. She was taken to the hospital, but Carter picked her up from there and took her back to the garage where he boarded up the windows.
It is unknown what happened with the victim’s pregnancy while she was held captive.
Fox News reported a warrant was filed against Carter in April, but his arrest did not happen until Friday.
Police were called to do a welfare check at the residence when they found the dog inside.
Carter was then arrested at a motel and is being held in Harris County Jail on $100,000 bond.
