3-week nationwide kidnapping case ends in pursuit, arrest of suspect

LEE COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — A man is in custody after the Lee County Sheriff’s Office says he kidnapped a victim and dragged her across the country for three weeks, eventually leading to his arrest after a vehicle crash and foot chase in Collier County.

In a news conference on Thursday, LCSO said that Floyd Stuck, 41, kidnapped a victim and drove her across the country for three weeks, initially claiming that they were going to fly to New York to visit family.

Sheriff Marceno said that after the trip started, while on the way to the airport, Stuck began acting erratically and told the victim that their plans had changed. Marceno added that Stuck handed the victim documents containing personal information on her family, and threatened to harm them if she didn’t comply with his demands…

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