West Jordan man charged with kidnapping in physical dispute over missing dog
According to charging documents, the suspect, identified as Jadon Randy Jones, 23, and several others confronted the victim during a house party on May 18, claiming the victim's friends stole his dog.
The victim told officers that he was pulled down to the ground and stripped down to his underwear during the confrontation. Jones, along with the other unidentified suspects, was reportedly being 'extremely aggressive' toward the victim and allegedly punched him several times. One witness reported hearing Jones exclaim, 'I'm not trying to hurt you. I just want my dog back.'
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Charging documents say the scene only began to calm down when a friend of the victim intervened. Afterward, everyone involved in the alleged assault fled before police could arrive.
Jones reportedly told investigators that the victim and his friends had been asking about the dogs, including about buying them from Jones. Jones said the dogs were not for sale, but later found his dog was missing and the victim's friends had left. Jones told police he didn't believe that the victim had stolen the dog, but wanted him to call his friends back to the house.
According to charging documents, Jones allegedly admitted to confronting the victim and restraining him but denied hitting him. He claims several other suspects were around, hitting the victim and attempting to blindfold him with his own t-shirt. Jones told investigators he did not know who the other suspects were and claimed he tried to tell the others to stop.
Jones has been ordered to be held on a $5,000 bail, pending a pretrial hearing.
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