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Sherwood Police Release Report Detailing Alleged Russian Roulette Kidnapping

Three suspects remain jailed on $500,000 bond pending further detective investigation.

Overview

  • Police released an officer’s report Monday outlining a young man’s account of being abducted on Sept. 21 and coerced into Russian roulette.
  • The victim told officers he was forced at gunpoint into a car, driven to Lakewood, and had his phone thrown into Mill Lake before being taken to a nearby home.
  • According to the report, he was tied with an extension cord in a basement or garage and threatened with death if he continued contact with his girlfriend.
  • Sherwood police arrested Robert Ellerd, 54, Jackson Homan, 23, and Charles Homan, 19, who face aggravated robbery, kidnapping and terroristic threatening charges, with each held on $500,000 bond.
  • The girlfriend told the reporting officer she witnessed the forced abduction but initially stayed silent out of fear, and the officer later referred the case to a detective.