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A Kansas woman said that she was kidnapped, beaten and held hostage for six days by a man she met on Tinder. A Kansas woman says that she was kidnapped, beaten and held hostage for six days by a man she met on Tinder.
Shane Steven Allen, a 30-year-old Lawrence resident, is now facing one kidnapping charge and four charges of aggravated battery, NBC News reports. He’s currently being held at the Douglas County Jail on a $100,000 bond. If convicted, he could serve up to 32 years in prison.Shane Steven Allen, a 30-year-old Lawrence resident, is now facing one kidnapping charge and four charges of aggravated battery, NBC News reports. He’s currently being held at the Douglas County Jail on a $100,000 bond. If convicted, he could serve up to 32 years in prison.
The woman, an unnamed 20-year-old student at the University of Kansas, said that she left her sorority house on April 12 and returned six days later with bruises on her face, according to court documents obtained by the Lawrence Journal World. Allen beat the woman in fits of jealousy after he accused her of flirting with a friend, and in seperate instances outlined in an arrest affidavit, threatened to kill her and himself if she tried to escape.  The woman, an unnamed 20-year-old student at the University of Kansas, said that she left her sorority house on April 12 and returned six days later with visible bruises and injuries on her face and across her body, according to court documents obtained by the Lawrence Journal World. She was immediately taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital to treat her injuries.
Allen continually beat the woman in fits of jealousy after he accused her of flirting with a friend, and in separate instances outlined in an arrest affidavit, threatened to kill her and himself if she tried to escape. She also told investigators that at one point, her knees were so swollen she didn't believe she physically escape.
The pair reportedly met once prior to the event without incident.The pair reportedly met once prior to the event without incident.
Allen is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday.Allen is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday.