By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
The (Longview) Daily News reports police arrested an 18-year-old after he allegedly claimed he “took” the long missing Kayla Croft-Payne and demanded $35,000 for her return.
Kayla Croft-Payne on MySpace
News reporter Leslie Slape writes the Longview resident was arrested Sunday morning for first-degree extortion following a phone call to 911 saying he would kill Croft-Payne if the money wasn’t left in a certain place for him.
Croft-Payne was 18 years old and living outside Chehalis on April 28, 2010 when she last logged onto her MySpace internet account. She was reported missing on May 5 by a friend who hadn’t seen or heard from her for several days.
The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office has followed tips up into Pierce County, and down into Cowlitz County, saying in March the last place they could verify she was seen was a trailer park in the Toutle area.
Read Slape’s news story here
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Bounty Killers inc: Is this going 2 b another Episode of the Remains found in Morton over 2 months ago, where the Taxpayers will b left in the dark??? Kidnapping along with a Ransom demand more than satisfies Probable Cause, & where is the Search Warrent & where is Kayla Kroft Payne????????
I am going to go with the opinion of Detective Reeves in the Longview news article that the kid tends to make things up. I believe 18 Year old Jackson Michael O’Dowd will go to the big house for extortion and will no longer need to make stories up… Stupid kid.
I am hoping that he truly has her and she is still alive, but my instinct say this dumb ship has watch too many movies and thinks he can score big. and its time to watch those movies to the end and see that bruce willis always wins knucklehead! If she is with him.. i pray she is ok. only God knows the real situation….
Bounty Killers inc: What kind of Person would take someone against their will, & then demand money 4 Property that doesn’t belong 2:him??? A straight up little Punk, that’s who!!!!!!!