Three arrested in Roanoke Co. kidnapping
Roanoke Co. Police Mugshot
Barbara Assan
Published: October 8, 2009
UPDATED: 11:14 p.m.:
Three people, including a teenager, are now behind bars charged in connection with the bizarre abduction in Roanoke County.
Roanoke County Police arrested 19-year-old John Miller and 21-year-old Tiffany Brown along with 32-year-old Barbara Assan.
Officers say they also found the handgun believed to have been used in the abduction in the dumpster behind the K-92 radio station on Electric Road.
Assan, Miller and Brown face several charges ranging from attempted robbery to abduction.
They are being held in jail without bond.
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Officers tell us a 62-year-old man was kidnapped at gunpoint from his home near Vinton Thursday morning.
Police say the man was told to drive pick-up Barbara Assan, who police say the victim knows, from her home in Southwest County, then drive to Valley Bank on Starkey Road in Southwest County.
The kidnapper told the man to go inside with Assan, and withdraw money from the victim’s account.
Instead, the victim gave the bank teller a warning note, the bank went on lock down, and called police.
When officers arrived, they did not find the kidnapper. However, police say their investigation revealed that Assan stole checks from the victim, and officers arrested her.
If you have any information, call Crime Line at 344-8500.
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scootab—- You’re an idiot. She robbed the guy, or tried. Now that everyone knows her name she’ll never live it down. Might as well jump off a damn bridge!
Barb we r here for u. N these hating peep on here dont even no the half. I no now u r wishing things could have been better illustrated but we no the deal and we have ur back. It is not rit but we cant judge a book by the cover the judge will let the world no what u r guilty of and what u r innocent of. Keep ur head up we luv ya girl.
This is such a shame. The victim has done so much for the his community and church. It is not right for WDBJ to bring up his personal info not in any way related to this case. He has saved many lives, brought new lives into the world and provided much comfort to thousands of people including myself and family.
Geez, he does all this and hes a cool guy… OMG what a joke….
He is NOT a victim, if he hadn’t have done the crime, then there would be nothing to report…therefore he brought it on himself! get over it!
I think it sucks that some stations are publishing personal information about the man involved. I work with him at a local nursing home and he is a very cool guy. Some stations have published the street he lives on and some personal things about him. HE IS THE VICTIM! Give him some privacy. He’s a good man.
I hope she gets her butt kicked in jail just for kicks !
Shame on it all. I hope the victim in this story is doing alright.
What a shame you cant trust anyone
this is a classic example of our youth
going down the wrong path
Dear luvcna,
Anyone who would commit such a crime would most likely steal from their own parents anyway. I doubt they have much of a conscious if any.
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