The trial is underway for a Lima man suspected of kidnapping a family.
An alleged victim took the stand to start the trial against Kiarris Laws. He's charged with aggravated burglary and three counts of kidnapping. All have firearm and repeat violent offender specifications. The alleged victim says Laws and Marquavius Shurelds held her, the woman's child, and the father of her child in another man's apartment last December. The father was stabbed and bleeding. She says Shurelds and Laws wanted money from him. Prosecutors say in opening remarks that her testimony and others will back up the evidence and show how serious the crime was.
"But you're going to hear her say that she and her baby, baby Alonzo, were held against their will by the defendant, Kiarris M. Laws," said Rebecca King-Newman, assistant Allen County prosecutor. "And she was not sure that day that she and baby Alonzo and dad Alonzo were going to survive."
Stay with Your Hometown Stations as we continue to provide coverage of the trial when it continues on Wednesday.
