JunieBJones (JBJ)
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How would YOU handle this situation? What do you have in place in case of this sort of emergency? If someone knocks on our door we open it right? Having the door access code helps prevent someone from just wandering in. I have already had census takers knock on the door - they could have been anyone really. What would you do? Are we sitting ducks?
Man charged with trying to abduct Roanoke County woman for ransom By Amanda Codispoti[/h4]
A man charged in an attempted home invasion earlier this month in Roanoke County had plans to kidnap the female resident and possibly hold her for ransom, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Roanoke.
Mohammed Guhad is now facing a federal charge of conspiring to kidnap and hold a person for ransom.
He was arrested by county police April 6, after he and two other men went to a house on Trelawny Trail and knocked on the door, according to the affidavit filed in U.S. District Court.
When a woman answered, one of the men said something about a survey for the Red Cross, the woman told police.
She tried to shut the door, but one of the men used his arm to stop the door from closing. The woman screamed for help, and the man removed his arm. She was able to close and lock the door and then called 911.
Police responding to the call saw the suspects' vehicle leaving the scene and stopped it. According to the affidavit and an earlier Roanoke County search warrant, police found rope, binoculars, handcuffs, a BB gun and a tire iron in the car.
Police arrested Guhad of Roanoke, Joshua Kasongo of Roanoke and Luke Elbino of Vinton. Each was charged with entering a house with intent to commit murder, rape, robbery or arson, according to court records. http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/203045
Man charged with trying to abduct Roanoke County woman for ransom By Amanda Codispoti[/h4]
A man charged in an attempted home invasion earlier this month in Roanoke County had plans to kidnap the female resident and possibly hold her for ransom, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Roanoke.
Mohammed Guhad is now facing a federal charge of conspiring to kidnap and hold a person for ransom.
He was arrested by county police April 6, after he and two other men went to a house on Trelawny Trail and knocked on the door, according to the affidavit filed in U.S. District Court.
When a woman answered, one of the men said something about a survey for the Red Cross, the woman told police.
She tried to shut the door, but one of the men used his arm to stop the door from closing. The woman screamed for help, and the man removed his arm. She was able to close and lock the door and then called 911.
Police responding to the call saw the suspects' vehicle leaving the scene and stopped it. According to the affidavit and an earlier Roanoke County search warrant, police found rope, binoculars, handcuffs, a BB gun and a tire iron in the car.
Police arrested Guhad of Roanoke, Joshua Kasongo of Roanoke and Luke Elbino of Vinton. Each was charged with entering a house with intent to commit murder, rape, robbery or arson, according to court records. http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/203045