A Shreveport man is facing several charges after he allegedly kidnapped two teenagers and attempted to sexually assault them. Corporal Chris Bordelon with the Shreveport Police Department says a 13 and a 14-year-old were walking down the street during the middle of the night after visiting a friend’s house, when Jeffrey Reed drove by and offered the teens a ride.
“He took them to a motel. Once inside the motel, the juveniles gave a pretty gruesome interview of what had occurred. Ultimately, one of them was able to escape,” Bordelon said.
The teenagers thought Reed would drive them home, instead he took them to a motel on Greenwood Road. Bordelon says once they were at the motel, Reed refused to allow them to leave.
“He (Reed) turned on pornography and attempted to have sex with one of the juveniles. Ultimately, the juveniles gave a very intense interview in which they described some pretty heinous things, so we’re very happy to have him in custody,” Bordelon said.
Bordelon says the teenagers made a bad decision in getting into Reed’s vehicle. They did not know him.
“We need parents to always know where their kids are, and I know that sounds like a large task, but we almost had something very traumatic happen. It would have been a tragedy that affects our entire community. Luckily, one of those kids was able to get away and stop that from happening,” Bordelon said.
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