BOWLING GREEN, OH (WLIO) - A kidnap victim was rescued during a traffic stop in Wood County on Wednesday. According to the Wood County Sherriff’s Office, deputies stopped 27-year-old Langston Campbell of Cincinnati of for a traffic violation. They saw a 29-year-old woman in the back seat, they separated Campbell and the woman and found out she and her 2-year-old son have been kidnapped and held against their will in Detroit and Port Huron Michigan. Campbell is being held on two counts of kidnapping in the Wood County Jail. The child was in the care of Campbell’s mother and has be reunited with his mother. The case is still under investigation and additional charges are pending.
MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE WOOD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
On February 14, 2024, deputies with the Wood County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation in the Village of Cygnet at approximately 12:20pm.
The vehicle had a male driver, Langston Campbell, 27 years old of Cincinnati OH, and a female passenger sitting in the back seat of the vehicle. The Wood County Sheriff's Office Sergeant and a new Patrol Deputy, who was in training, took the initiative to separate the female from the driver, Mr. Campbell.
Deputies learned that the unnamed 29 year old female had been reported missing on January 10, 2024, by her mother from San Bernardino, California. While interviewing the female during the traffic stop, they determined that she and her 2 year old son had been kidnapped and held against their will in Detroit, Michigan as well as in Port Huron, Michigan.
Mr. Langston Campbell was arrested on two counts of kidnapping and booked into the Wood County Jail. Detectives from the Wood County Sheriff’s Office transported the female to Port Huron, Michigan and with the assistance from the St. Clair County (Michigan) Sheriff’s Office, they successfully secured the child.
The two year old child was in the care of Campbell’s mother and reunited with his mother. The investigation is continuing with additional charges pending.
