KIDNAPPINGS
Man accused of kidnapping, stalking his wife and children arraigned 
Bail was set at $450,000 Monday for a man who is accused of stalking his wife and children through four states, assaulting and threatening to kill her, and then having a man kidnap her and her three children from the Safe Haven Shelter in Duluth.
By Mark Stodghill , April 10, 2012
Funeral set for Friday for kidnapped, killed Montana teacher Sherry Arnold
Fulkerson Funeral Home says the service for Sherry Arnold will be held at the Sidney (Mont.) High School gymnasium at 2 p.m. Friday. Arnold will be buried at the Sidney cemetery afterward.
By Associated Press , March 27, 2012
Kidnapped Montana teacher's remains found near Williston
Montana community shaken by the kidnapping of a popular high school math teacher finally got some closure Thursday, as authorities identified a body found in neighboring North Dakota as missing teacher Sherry Arnold. The discovery raised the possibility of new charges against two men being held for aggravated kidnapping in the case, although none were immediately filed.
By Matthew Brown , March 22, 2012
U.S. man to be released by Shiite militia after being held captive for nine months
Wearing a U.S. Army uniform and flanked by Iraqi lawmakers, an American citizen announced Saturday that he was being released from more than nine months of imprisonment by a Shiite militia that for years targeted U.S. troops.
By Lara Jakes and Qassim Abdul-Zahra , March 17, 2012
Kidnapping survivor Dugard says she'll remain in hiding to protect daughters
Jaycee Dugard, 31, and her two girls, ages 14 and 17, have been living at an undisclosed California location since being found by authorities in 2009 — 18 years after Dugard was abducted from a South Lake Tahoe bus stop. She was held by Phillip and Nancy Garrido in their Antioch backyard, where she gave birth to the two children conceived by rape.
By Associated Press , March 14, 2012
Suspects in Sherry Arnold disappearance request new judge
Attorneys for Lester Waters and Michael Spell filed documents on Feb. 28 and Feb. 29 requesting a substitute for District Judge Katherine Irigoin.
By Matt Volz , March 05, 2012
Oil boom, teacher's kidnapping alter Montana town
Sherry Arnold's disappearance has brought into sharp focus the changes now overwhelming the 5,000 residents of Sidney, Mont. And for many it means an abrupt end to the days of unlocked doors and reflexive trust that residents of the self-proclaimed "Sunrise City" say they once enjoyed.
By Matthew Brown , March 02, 2012
Montana kidnapping suspects plead not guilty
Family and friends of one of the two suspects in a brutal Montana kidnapping described him as an illiterate young father who was eager for work when he fell under the sway of a convicted criminal promising lucrative employment in the Bakken oil fields.
By Matthew Brown and P. Solomon Banda , February 28, 2012
Family, friends say Montana teacher kidnapping suspect had been promised oil field work
Family and friends of Michael Spell, one of the two suspects in a brutal Montana kidnapping, described him as an illiterate young father who was eager for work when he fell under the sway of a convicted criminal promising lucrative work in the Bakken oil fields.
By Matthew Brown and P. Solomon Banda , February 28, 2012
Colombian rebel group announces end of kidnapping practice
Colombia's main rebel group said Sunday it is abandoning the practice of kidnapping and will free its last remaining "prisoners of war:" 10 security force members it has held for as long as 14 years.
By LIbardo Cardona , February 26, 2012
Suspects in Montana teacher's disappearance extradited; court date set
Two men charged in the kidnapping of a high school math teacher were extradited Tuesday to Montana, where they appeared in court less than a mile from where Sherry Arnold disappeared during her morning run.
By James MacPherson and Matthew Brown , February 14, 2012
Run organized worldwide for kidnapped Montana teacher draws 500 to Sidney streets
Five hundred people hit the streets of Sidney, Mont., Saturday, where teacher Sherry Arnold was kidnapped on Jan. 7, to remember her and raise college funds for her two children. Arnold's step-daughter, Catherine Arnold, a UND medical school student, and others in Grand Forks also joined in the event, organized online by a Colorado cousin of Sherry Arnold.
By Stephen J. Lee , February 12, 2012
Three Korean tourists released by tribesmen in Egypt
An Egyptian security official says that three South Korean women were released a day after being kidnapped in the Sinai peninsula by a group of armed tribesmen.
By Ashraf Sweilam , February 11, 2012
UPDATE: Gov. Dalrymple approves extradition of Montana kidnap suspects
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed papers authorizing the extradition of two men held in the kidnapping of a Montana teacher who is presumed dead.
By Associated Press , February 08, 2012
Kidnappers release 2 American women tourists, Egyptian guide
The three were seized today from a minivan that was returning them from the monastery to the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.
By Associated Press , February 03, 2012
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