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Logansport LA Aggressive Kidnapping

Deron Vodre Bowlds, 22, of Logansport, Louisiana was arrested July 7, 2015 after allegedly kidnapping
 
his ex-girlfriend, Jessica Lee Barber, causing seriously bodily injury, stemming from an incident that 
 
occurred June 29, 2015.
 
Shelby County Sheriff Willis Blackwell reports Tuesday, June 30, 2015 patrol sergeant Derek Barbee met 
 
with Barber at the Nacogdoches Medical Center, Center Emergency Center. Barber advised Barbee she 
 
had been assaulted by Bowlds in Joaquin and then taken into Logansport, Louisiana. 
 
According to the report, Barber told officials she saw Bowlds walking past Brookshire’s in Joaquin 
 
around 10:30 p.m. on June 29. Barber stated she stopped and picked up Bowlds and was going to drop 
 
him off at Nu-Way in Joaquin. Barber said Bowlds went into Nu-Way, made a purchase, returned to the 
 
car and told Barber to drive down the road so the two could talk for a few minutes. Barber said the two 
 
traveled down the road beside the store and talked. 
 
Barber stated in the report after driving for a few minutes, Bowlds told her to take him back to the store 
 
and drop him off. Barber said as she turned the card and headed towards to the store, Bowlds allegedly 
 
punched her in the back of the head and told her to drive to Logansport, Louisiana. Barber told officials 
 
that as she approached Nu-Way, she drove her car into the parking lot without hitting the brakes and 
 
the car came to rest in a ditch in front of the store. Barber said Bowls continued hitting her. 
 
The report states Barber began honking the horn of the car and screaming. Barber advised that Bowlds 
 
bit her in an attempt to keep her quiet. Barber then told officials that Bowlds began to choke her where 
 
she couldn’t breathe and he took full control of the car. Barber said Bowlds climbed into the driver’s 
 
seat, sat on top of her and drove the car to Logansport, Louisiana and parked it in the woods.
 
Barber told officials once they arrived at Bowlds home, he snuck her inside the house without anyone 
 
seeing her and made her talk to him. Barber advised that Bowlds fell asleep after daylight (June 30) and 
 
she was able to escape from the house and ran to her car. Barber then traveled to the emergency room 
 
and contacted law enforcement.
 
Surveillance footage was obtained from Nu-Way in Joaquin which verified what Barber reported to 
 
officials. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) also received at 11:03 p.m. June 29 from a caller who 
 
advised that a gold Pontiac Bonneville left Nu-Way in Joaquin at a high rate of speed and was driving out 
 
of control. The caller also indicated she heard a lady screaming inside the vehicle.
 
Bowlds was charged with aggravated kidnapping – felony 1. He remains at the SCSO on a $6,000 bond.

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