A Texas rapper and actual property dealer has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a pregnant lady and locking her in his storage for years.
Lee Carter, 52 — also called Viper — was formally charged Thursday after Houston police responded to his residence final 12 months on a report of a kidnapping, in line with a grievance obtained by HuffPost. There, officers discovered the lady, who informed them that she had been trapped inside, the doc stated.
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The lady informed police that she was kidnapped about 4 or 5 years prior whereas pregnant and panhandling on the road.
Based on the grievance, Carter had approached the lady to offer her $1 and later returned to ask if she wanted assist, earlier than telling her to get in his automotive. The lady informed officers that she was “susceptible” and, “in opposition to her higher judgement,” acquired 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 compelled her to do medication and have intercourse with him, solely feeding her “chips and snacks,” police stated.
The lady informed officers that she by no means noticed anybody inside Carter’s residence however would generally 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 grievance stated.
In a single occasion, the lady stated 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 grievance stated.
On April 7, the lady contacted police by the communication platform TextNow after Carter allowed her to make use of his laptop computer, in line 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, fireplace officers discovered a makeshift rest room that didn’t flush and a mattress coated with recent vomit, in line with the grievance.
It’s unclear whether or not the lady gave beginning and, in that case, what occurred to the child.
A neighbor informed officers that Carter as soon as stated he had three ladies in his residence and likewise owned different houses the place he “stored ladies,” the doc stated. The neighbor stated 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 obtained tens of millions of views on YouTube.
Based on 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 deal with the place he allegedly held the lady.
Need assistance? Go to RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Online Hotline or the National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s website.