Sheriff's Department Arrests Three on Kidnapping Charges

April 17, 2015 -Shelby County Sheriff Willis Blackwell reports that on March 20, 2015 Deputy Kurtes Lawrence met with complainants at the Shelby County Sheriff's Department in reference to being assaulted. Significant injuries were observed to victim identified as a Nichole Rhoades, 27.

During the course of the investigation, it was found that a Margie Nicole Stahl, 26, of Logansport LA, a Summer Wheless, 30, of Center Texas, and a Cody Denby, 24, of Center Texas, held the complainants against their will and while holding Bryan Owens, 33, at gun point, duct-taped the wrists and ankles of Rhoades restricting her movement while assaulting her in the face and torso area.

Due to the complainants report as well as corroborating evidence, all three suspects, Stahl, Wheless, and Denby were arrested for two counts of Aggravated Kidnapping, Felony 1. Stahl, Wheless and Denby were booked into the Shelby County Sheriff's Department jail facility on Friday, April 9th, 2015 bond was set for $10,000 for each charge by JP 1, Maxie Eaves.

The case was investigated by Investigator DJ Dickerson and Investigator Kevin W. Windham.

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