Man Kidnapped, Forced to Visit Bank: Police

ANNAPOLIS, MD —Suspicious bank employees alerted police to the plight of a man who was reportedly kidnapped and held overnight in a robbery attempt, authorities say.

The victim was reportedly abducted at gunpoint about 9:30 p.m. Dec. 30 in the 1300 block of Tyler Avenue by Ronald Keene, 35, of Annapolis. Police say the 39-year-old man was driven by Keene to an ATM, but the victim could not withdraw any money.

Keene reportedly held the victim overnight and returned to the bank in the 900 block of Bay Ridge Road the next morning. Bank employees became suspicious and called the police. Officers found Keene getting into a vehicle in the parking lot.

No guns were recovered from Keene or the vehicle he was in, but three firearms were seized from a residence where the victim was held overnight.

Annapolis Police charged Keene with kidnapping, armed robbery, first- and second-degree assault, handgun on person, and use of a firearm in a felony or violent crime, and three counts of theft.

He is being held at the Jennifer Road Detention Center on $500,000 bond.