Woman escape after being held in a dog cage in Florida; cops arrests four suspects in case

• The victim in her 40s broke free and ran for her life before knocking on several doors and pleading with neighbors for help
• Authorities arrived at the property at around 2.10pm Saturday and found the woman with minor injuries
• Monica Latresis Reed, 37, Cortez Jackson, 39, Kevin Holmes, 21, and Damon Tromp, 19, were arrested on Sunday and charged with armed kidnapping

A woman had to escape from a dog cage and run to a nearby home to beg for help and end her terrifying ordeal. Now,  four people face charges in the case. 

The victim, in her 40s, broke free and ran for her life before knocking on several doors and pleading with neighbors.

She told residents at a property on Barnett Place in Pine Hills, Florida, that she had just escaped after being held in a dog cage against her will. 

Authorities from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the property at around 2.10pm on Saturday and found the woman with minor injuries. 

Monica Latresis Reed, 37, Cortez Jackson, 39, Kevin Holmes, 21, and Damon Tromp, 19, were arrested Sunday and charged with armed kidnapping with intent to commit a felony and false imprisonment with a weapon. 

Police have arrested four people on suspicion of kidnapping after a woman was held captive in a dog cage in Florida before making a daring escape

Monica Latresis Reed, 37 and Cortez Jackson, 39, are among four people who have been charged for kidnapping in Florida 

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The unnamed victim was reportedly forced at gunpoint inside a vehicle and her hands were tied together with a cord. 

The suspects grabbed her in an attempt to find out her address in order to retrieve a potentially stolen item, according to police. 

Reed faces an extra charge of aggravated battery with a firearm after she allegedly pistol-whipped the woman in the cheek while taking her hostage. 

‘The manner in which the firearm was used could have caused great bodily harm or permanent disfigurement,’ the arrest affidavit stated. 

Authorities added Reed and the three other suspects ‘did forcibly confine, abduct or imprison the victim against their will by for the purpose of inflicting bodily harm or terrorizing the victim.’

‘This was done for the defendant to obtain information from the victim, namely the victim’s address, in regard to a potential stolen item.’ 

An arrest report claimed the four suspects duct taped her hands and feet together, as well as her mouth shut. 

Damon Tromp, 19, and Kevin Holmes, 21, are among four people who have been charged for kidnapping in Florida

The victim, in her 40s, broke free and ran for her life before knocking on several doors and pleading with neighbors 

Authorities from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the property at around 2.10pm on Saturday found the woman with minor injuries

Jackson, Holmes and Tromp are said to have helped physically restrain the victim inside the car when she tried to escape. 

She was later kept inside a dog cage in Reed’s backyard before she managed to escape.

Police did not provide details on how she managed to escape, but said she knocked on several doors in the area to seek help. 

A resident on Barnett Place opened the door and called the police when they heard she was being held against her will in a cage. 

Online jail records show Jackson faces a count of failure to appear on a previous theft retail charge.

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