Man charged with kidnapping ex-girlfriend
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A man is charged with kidnapping a woman he once dated and threatened to kill her.
In addition to kidnapping, Morgan Slema-Martinez, 38, is also facing misdemeanor charges of assault-domestic violence and terroristic threatening.
An arrest warrant says that on December 8, Slema-Martinez assaulted the victim at her residence before forcing her into his vehicle and restraining her inside. The warrant goes on to say that Slema-Martinez drove the woman to a place near the UPS facility on Fern Valley Road where he threatened to kill her.
The woman was able to escape after Slema-Martinez drove back to Shepherdsville Road.
Slema-Martinez was booked into Louisville Metro Corrections. Bond has been set at $5,000.
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