Officials
are looking for two men they say robbed a foreign exchange student and forced
him to drive them around at gunpoint.
They
say it started when a man asked the student for a ride back to his campsite last
Friday at Mary Jane Thurston State Park in Henry County. The student agreed, but
then a second and armed man came from behind and ordered the student to drive
out of the park.
According
to police, the two men held the student at gunpoint for 12-14 hours, having him
drive all over northwest Ohio.
"It
went from Perrysburg to Findlay to Ottawa to somewhere north, up in Michigan,"
said Henry County Sheriff Michael Bodenbender.
The
student was able to get away and call for help the next morning, when the car
ran out of gas.
"The
whole incident is pretty bizarre," Bodenbender said. "It's just not something
we deal with on a daily basis."
But
the sheriff says he's hopeful they'll find those responsible. The Bureau of
Criminal Investigation (BCI) is in the process of running tests on the car.
"According
to the victim, there's a good chance the suspects were not wearing gloves.
Hopefully we can get some prints off that and get a match," he said.
Meanwhile,
those at the park say they're in shock, but they aren't going to stop camping.
"You
just need to remain conscious of whatever is happening around you, and that's
wherever you go," said Camp Host Al Alvord.
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