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Baytown woman kidnapped, found in Magnolia area

From the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
PRESS RELEASE

On July 12, 2009, a 66 year old woman from the Baytown area was found after being kidnapped and beaten in the Magnolia, Texas area.

Early Sunday morning, July 12, 2009, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a residence on Baltic Ave, in the Magnolia, Texas area. When deputies arrived they found that a 66 year old woman had freed herself from being bound with tape and walked to a nearby home for help. The resident at the home told deputies that he was awaken around 4:45 AM by a knock on his front door and found the victim. The homeowner immediately called 911 for help.

During the investigation, Montgomery County Major Crimes investigators learned that the victim had met the suspect at a restaurant in South Montgomery County on Saturday, July 11, 2009, around 1:00 PM to discuss the remodeling of a home. After lunch the victim rode with the suspect to his home on Baltic Ave. in the Magnolia, Texas area to see color samples and fixtures.

The victim told investigators that once inside the home the suspect grabbed her from behind, choking her to unconsciousness. When the victim awoke she found that she was in a shed and was bound with tape and wrapped in a tarpaulin. The victim was able to free herself and make her way to a neighbor’s home for help. The victim was seriously injured with bruising about her head, neck, arms, legs, and shoulders. The victim was taken to Herman Hospital in downtown Houston for treatment.

Major Crime and Crime Scene investigators worked throughout the day and night, searching for evidence, conducting interviews, obtaining an arrest warrant and locating and arresting the suspect.

The suspect was arrested without incident with help of the U.S. Marshalls Office and the Montgomery County SWAT Team inside an apartment at the Woodwind Forest Apartments on Budde Road in South Montgomery County.

Arrested:

Kevin Maurice Bigelow
Charges: Aggravated Kidnapping / Injury to the Elderly No Bond
W/M 47 Years Old
DOB May 1, 1962
Magnolia resident – Construction Worker
Paroled Oct 2008

The investigation is continuing and other arrests are not anticipated.

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