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Stark County Woman Abducted at Knifepoint Found Safe After Hotel Search, Suspect Charged

Police found her at a Perry Township hotel, with Jamie Triplett facing kidnapping and related charges.

Overview

  • Kayla Marie Giltz, 31, was located unharmed Thursday morning with Jamie Triplett, 38, at the Perry Inn on Lincoln Way in Perry Township, according to Jackson Township police.
  • Police had responded Wednesday evening to a report from Sunset Strip Avenue NW in Jackson Township that Giltz was taken at knifepoint against her will.
  • A statewide Endangered Missing Adult Alert issued Wednesday was canceled Thursday morning before authorities announced she had been found safe.
  • Triplett was arrested and booked into the Stark County Jail on charges of aggravated robbery, kidnapping, disrupting public service, and aggravated menacing.
  • During the initial search, authorities said the two were last seen entering a gray 2021 Hyundai Venue with Ohio license plate KBV3314.