Crime & Safety
FBI Captures Kidnapping Suspect on the Run for 16 Years
FBI in Milwaukee capture a fugitive who escaped from federal custody after alleged kidnapping at gunpoint in Allen Park.

ALLEN PARK, MI – After 16 years on the run, a fugitive accused of kidnapping and holding an Allen Park victim at gunpoint for several days was arrested Friday at her home Marathon, WI, the FBI said.
Kimberly Lee Johns, 46, was arrested without incident at her home in Marathon, David P. Gelios, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Detroit Division, said in a statement.
Johns allegedly kidnapped a victim at gunpoint in May 2000. The alleged abduction lasted several days and covered multiple states before the victim escaped, Gelios said.
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The circumstances of the alleged abduction are unclear. The FBI’s Milwaukee office did not immediately respond to Patch’s request comments. Details will be passed along as they become available.
Johns was arrested by the FBI in Chicago on federal court warrant from Detroit and transported to a secure detention facility in Indiana. She escaped in September 2000, and remained at large for 16 years.
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She was arrested by the FBI Milwaukee Division SWAT Team. The Marathon Police Department assisted the FBI, Gelios said.
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