Police arrested a husband-wife pair in the kidnapping and torture of a 17-year-old California boy. A third woman, Karen Ramirez, is also being sought in the case. (Courtesy San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office)
Police are seeking this woman, Caren Ramirez, who is apparently the boy's aunt and may have had a role in his kidnapping. She is described as a 43-year-old woman, about 5 feet tall, weighing 100 pounds. (Photo contributed by Tracy Police Department).
The home at 630 Tennis Lane from which police report that a youth escaped on Monday, Dec. 1 by climbing over the back fence and seeking refuge at In-Shape Sport in Tracy, Calif. Tracy police report that he apparently was being held against his will at the home adjacent to the fitness club. (Jim Stevens/Staff) 
Police say a bruised, emaciated teen boy wandered to this gym after being held in a home in Tracy, California.Couple Arrested in Chained Teen Case
By MICHELLE LOCKE and MARCUS WOHLSEN , AP / Associated Press
TRACY, Calif. (Dec. 2) - A Girl Scout leader and her husband were arrested after an emaciated, terrified and nearly naked 17-year-old showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, saying he had just fled his captors, authorities said Tuesday.
Police were also seeking the boy's aunt and had an outstanding felony warrant against her for an earlier alleged assault against the teen.
The boy, who authorities said ran away from a Sacramento foster home last year, came into the In-Shape Sports Club in Tracy on Monday wearing only boxer briefs and covered in what appeared to be soot, gym manager Chuck Ellis said. Tracy is about 70 miles south of Sacramento.
Ellis said the teen was scared someone was going to come after him and asked to be hidden.
"He said, 'Don't let them get me, don't let them get me,'" Ellis said. "He was totally terrified."
The boy said he had been held captive for nearly a year, said Ellis, adding that he looked as if he was only 10 to 12 years old.
Authorities said they believe the boy had been chained to a car seat but picked up a dropped key, unlocked himself and fled when the car stopped.
Police arrested Kelly Layne Lau, 30, and Michael Schumacher, 34, late Monday after questioning the couple. A subsequent search of their nearby home found further evidence implicating them, said Tracy police spokesman Matt Robinson, who would not describe what officers found.
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This is so sad. I hope that his captures get everything they deserve. How can people be so evil? :(
ReplyDeleteIf you see anything that seems abnormal, please do something about it, you don't loose anything by getting involved, but you can win a lot if you help an innocent person.
ReplyDeleteI can think of three times I ignored suspected abuse, involving a stranger. So, I've told myself, I can never do that again. What's the best number to call if you feel it's more a suspicion and doesn't deserve a 911 call?
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