OH OH - Ashley Freestone, 39, abducted, Columbus, 3 Sept 2024

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Police say 31-year-old Richard Patridge abducted 39-year-old Ashley Freestone on a motorcycle in the area of East Main Street and Alum Creek Drive.

According to Franklin County Municipal Court records, police received a 911 call around 10:30 p.m. from a man saying someone was kidnapped. When police arrived, they found the caller who said he and Freestone, his girlfriend, were getting off a COTA bus when they were confronted by Patridge. Court documents say Patridge is the father of Freestone's children.

Freestone was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, black shorts and black and white shoes. She is described as being 5 feet, 8 inches tall, 165 pounds and she has brown hair and brown eyes.

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Ashley Freestone, 39, was last seen in the area of East Main Street and Alum Creek Drive. According to a probable cause statement filed by detectives, Freestone and her boyfriend were getting off at a bus stop at around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at East Main Street when Richard Patridge, 31, the father of Freestone's children, pulled up on a black motorcycle and pulled out a handgun.

Patridge ordered Freestone's boyfriend to back away, then pointed the gun at Freestone and told her to get on the back of the motorcycle. Patridge then fled eastbound on East Main Street.
 
Man wanted after allegedly abducting woman near Bexley | NBC4

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Patridge was riding a motorcycle and has several active felony warrants, including one issued Wednesday regarding the abduction.

According to Franklin County Municipal Court records, Patridge was accused of felonious assault on July 21. Police said Patridge is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.
 
... Court documents said Freestone and another man were exiting a COTA bus when Patridge approached and pointed a silver handgun at the man. He then knocked a pizza out ofFreestone's hands and ordered her to get on the bike.

... The other man with Freestone told police that Patridge had assaulted him with the handgun near Ohio State's campus and shot at him in the weeks prior.

Patridge was riding on a motorcycle wearing a brown Carhartt-style jacket. ...
 
Man wanted after allegedly abducting woman near Bexley | NBC4

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Patridge was riding a motorcycle and has several active felony warrants, including one issued Wednesday regarding the abduction.

According to Franklin County Municipal Court records, Patridge was accused of felonious assault on July 21. Police said Patridge is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.

BUMP --" considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached. "

"Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Freestone or Patridge is asked to contact the Columbus Division of Police Special Investigations Unit at 614-645-4701 or its sexual assault unit 614-645-4545."
 

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