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 — also referred to as Viper — was formally charged Thursday after Houston police responded to his residence final 12 months on a report of a kidnapping, in accordance with a criticism obtained by JS. There, officers discovered the lady, who advised them that she had been trapped inside, the doc mentioned.
The girl advised police that she was kidnapped about 4 or 5 years prior whereas pregnant and panhandling on the road.
In line with the criticism, Carter had approached the lady to present her $1 and later returned to ask if she wanted assist, earlier than telling her to get in his automotive. The girl advised officers that she was “weak” and, “towards her higher judgement,” obtained into his automobile 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 medicine and have intercourse with him, solely feeding her “chips and snacks,” police mentioned.
The girl advised officers that she by no means noticed anybody inside Carter’s residence however would typically overhear him combating with different ladies. She would often 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 hearth division and police personnel arrived at Carter’s residence. The girl 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 the communication platform TextNow after Carter allowed her to make use of his laptop computer, in accordance with 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, hearth officers discovered a makeshift bathroom that didn’t flush and a mattress coated with contemporary vomit, in accordance with the criticism.
It’s unclear whether or not the lady gave start and, if that’s the case, what occurred to the infant.
A neighbor advised officers that Carter as soon as mentioned he had three ladies in his residence and in addition owned different houses the place he “saved ladies,” 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 tens of millions of views on YouTube.
In line with corporate records and the Texas Real Estate Commission, Carter can be an actual property dealer who owns and operates a shifting firm in Houston, registered to the handle the place he allegedly held the lady.
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