A Texas rapper and actual property dealer has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a pregnant girl and locking her in his storage for years.
Lee Carter, 52 — often known as Viper — was formally charged Thursday after Houston police responded to his residence final yr on a report of a kidnapping, in response to a criticism obtained by JHB. There, officers discovered the lady, who advised them that she had been trapped inside, the doc mentioned.
The lady advised police that she was kidnapped about 4 or 5 years prior whereas pregnant and panhandling on the road.
In keeping with the criticism, Carter had approached the lady to provide her $1 and later returned to ask if she wanted assist, earlier than telling her to get in his automobile. The lady advised officers that she was “susceptible” and, “in opposition to her higher judgement,” bought into his car to depart with him.
When the lady arrived at Carter’s residence, she was allegedly locked inside his storage. After that time, Carter repeatedly pressured her to do medication and have intercourse with him, solely feeding her “chips and snacks,” police mentioned.
The lady advised officers that she by no means noticed anybody inside Carter’s residence however would generally overhear him preventing with different girls. She would sometimes beg Carter to let her go away and made many failed makes an attempt to get out, the criticism mentioned.
In a single occasion, the lady mentioned that she tried to flee when fireplace division and police personnel arrived at Carter’s residence. The lady recalled breaking a window within the storage and crawling out, however “she ended up getting taken to the hospital, the place [Carter] … picked her up” to take her again to his residence, the criticism mentioned.
On April 7, the lady contacted police by way of the communication platform TextNow after Carter allowed her to make use of his laptop computer, in response to the doc.
When police discovered her, she weighed about 70 kilos and said that she had not showered for 2 months. Contained in the storage, fireplace officers discovered a makeshift rest room that didn’t flush and a mattress lined with contemporary vomit, in response to the criticism.
It’s unclear whether or not the lady gave delivery and, if that’s the case, what occurred to the child.
A neighbor advised officers that Carter as soon as mentioned he had three girls in his residence and likewise owned different houses the place he “saved girls,” the doc mentioned. The neighbor mentioned that Carter described the ladies as “ungrateful” as a result of they “need extra meals and medicines.”
As Viper, Carter is maybe most well-known for the 2008 album “You’ll Cowards Don’t Even Smoke Crack.” Uploads of his music have acquired thousands and thousands of views on YouTube.
In keeping with company information and the Texas Actual Property Fee, Carter can also be an actual property dealer who owns and operates a transferring firm in Houston, registered to the handle the place he allegedly held the lady.
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