Printer Friendly
Email to a Friend
(KNZA)--A November 1st jury trial has been set for a St. Joseph man accused holding a woman hostage in a St. Joseph motel last October for nearly 11 hours.
The St. Joseph News Press reports the attorney for 45-year-old Roderick Ellis waived formal arraignment Monday and entered a “ not guilty” plea on behalf of Ellis to charges of kidnapping, first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action.
Police says Ellis surprised a St. Joseph woman on October 14th and forced her at gunpoint into a room at the Motel 6 on Frederick Boulevard. He’s accused of shooting her in the arm and threatening her throughout the ordeal. Police say he also fired at officers trying to rescue the victim. No officers were hurt.
The woman, Rebecca Urban, was treated for a serious injury at a Kansas City hospital.
Ellis remains in the Buchanan County Jail, held without bond.
© Many Signals Communications
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Atchison woman pleads to charges in fatal crash
3 arrested in Hiawatha drug bust
Public health advisory issued for two local lakes
Updated: Officer shooter search leads to arrest
Baniewicz on leave at Bishop Miege; investigation launched
Former Kickapoo Tribal Chair pleads to child porn-related charge
Atchison man earns prison from injurious outburst
Falls City man sentenced to prison on multiple charges
State Audit discovers alleged financial misconduct
Death of puppy leads to Atchison arrest
Falls City Council member rescinds resignation
Young sex offenders earn sentences in Atchison Co
Atchison's Lust found safe following disappearance
Candidate list finalized in Brown Co
Woman injured after striking object on Nemaha Co highway
Arrest following search warrant in Mayetta
Biking Across Kansas to make local stops
3 local communities awarded small-town grants
LATEST STORIES
Falls City Holt Air Balloon Festival June 13 & 14
Suspicious death in Holt County MO under investigation
Hiawatha man sentenced to prison
Atchison among local areas surveyed for street safety
Atchison's Patriot Street bridge set for replacement
Senator Moran visits two local hospitals
Biking Across Kansas to make local stops
Seneca City Council approves purchase of robot
Hiawatha, Ks 66434