Kansas sheriff's deputy is kidnapped and sexually assaulted before being dropped off by her abductors two hours later

  • The deputy was abducted from a parking lot at around 11.30pm on Friday
  • She did not know her abductors and was not in uniform at the time
  • The woman, in her 20s, was released two hours later in Lee's Summit
  • Authorities released surveillance footage of the dark blue Mazda believed to have been used in the abduction

A Kansas sheriff's department is investigating after one of its deputies was kidnapped and sexually assaulted.

The deputy was abducted at around 11.30pm on Friday from a parking lot as she headed into work at the detention center in Olathe, the Johnson County Sheriff's Department said.

It added the deputy, who has been with the department for about six months, did not know her abductors and was not in uniform at the time.

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A Kansas sheriff's deputy was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. The department released video of the car (above) believed to have been used in the abduction

A Kansas sheriff's deputy was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. The department released video of the car (above) believed to have been used in the abduction

The woman, who is in her 20s, was released about two hours later in Lee's Summit, Missouri, according to The Kansas City Star.

She was dropped her off near Interstate 470 and Northeast Woods Chapel Road and managed to find her way to Jackson County sheriff’s headquarters nearby.

On Sunday, the department released video of the car believed to have been used in the abduction.

Authorities want to question two men who may have been in the car, a dark blue Mazda.

They believe the men followed the deputy from the QuikTrip convenience store near Santa Fe Street and Interstate 35 for more than a mile before abducting her, the Star reports.

No description was provided for the men, but they are believed to be in their 20s.

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is urging anyone who sees the car to get the license plate number and call them at 913-522-0231 or the TIPS hotline at 816-474-8477.

 

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