Multiple Kidnapping Arrests Reported Across US

In Logan, Utah, 40-year-old Majdi Adam Yahya was charged with rape, forcible sodomy and aggravated kidnapping after a 16-year-old girl told investigators he picked her up and sexually assaulted her; police cited surveillance footage, physical evidence and inconsistencies in his account. In Omaha, Prentice Jackson, 24, was charged with attempted kidnapping and related firearm offenses after authorities said he threatened his ex-girlfriend, fired at her car and fled from police in a high-speed pursuit. In Tennessee, 18-year-old Elijah Millsaps Fuson was arrested after police used cell-phone data to locate him with an 11-year-old reported missing from Bristol; he faces an especially aggravated kidnapping charge. In Warren County, Missouri, Christian Cole Thurman was arrested after a domestic-assault report and a dangerous pursuit; authorities said he admitted to physical contact with the victim and preventing them from leaving.