Woman escapes accused kidnapper after multiple day ordeal

LOGAN — A man on parole is accused of kidnapping a woman, sexually assaulting her multiple times, and beating her with a towel bar with plans of abandoning her in Idaho.

Christopher Mark Derring, 46, was booked into the Cache County Jail on suspicion of felony charges of forcible sodomy, kidnapping, aggravated assault, possession of a controlled substance, and a misdemeanor charge of driving with a measurable controlled substance, according to the police affidavit.

The Cache County Sherriff’s Office deputy, Travis Ricks, reported being flagged down by the victim on Highway 89 in Logan Canyon near the Stokes Nature Center on Sept. 11. The victim told the deputy she was kidnapped from Ogden and raped.

“I was driving through Logan Canyon,” Ricks told KSL TV. “We were training over at Bear Lake that day.”

 

“A lady started on the side of the road, she was trying to flag me down, and I pulled over,” Ricks said. “So she was saying, hey, this lady’s having some issues. She said she was kidnapped and had been sexually assaulted.”

Ricks reported initially, the victim gave short answers, had trouble staying awake, and had signs of physical abuse, including her hair being cut.

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