A Houston man locked a woman in his garage for nearly five years and drugged her so she couldn't escape, according to court documents recently obtained by local news outlets.
Lee Carter, 52, approached a pregnant woman begging in Almeda Genoa about five years ago and gave her $1, according to Harris County court documents obtained by FOX 26 Houston. He has been charged with aggravated kidnapping.
Carter offered to help the woman, who accepted and drove her to her home in the 5200 block of Perry Street in southeast Houston.
The indictment states the victim “begged to leave,” but Carter administered crack cocaine to her, making it “physically impossible” for her to flee the garage, FOX 26 reported.
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Lee Carter, 52, is charged with aggravated kidnapping after he allegedly approached a pregnant woman begging in Almeda Genoa about five years ago and gave her $1. (Houston Police Department/FOX 26)
The first complaint was filed in April 2023, and it appears the victim was able to contact police using Carter's computer.
Houston police responded to Carter's home on April 7 last year and made contact with the woman, who revealed that Carter had kidnapped her four to five years earlier and had kept her captive in his home and sexually assaulted her. He said he had been assaulted and given drugs.
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She told officers she escaped once when she was able to break a garage window and climb out. The woman was hospitalized, but Carter picked her up, took her home, and boarded up a window in her garage so she couldn't escape again. FOX26 reported. Citing prosecution documents.
Houston police responded to Carter's home on April 7 last year and made contact with the woman, who revealed that Carter had kidnapped her four to five years earlier and had kept her captive in his home and sexually assaulted her. He said he had been assaulted and given drugs. (Google Maps)
Authorities said the woman, about 30 years old and 5 feet 2 inches tall, was “malnourished” and weighed just over 70 pounds. Her last year when they contacted her.
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The warrant against Carter was sought in April, but he was not arrested until Friday. At that time, police conducted a welfare check at Mr. Carter's residence after someone reported seeing a television and hearing a dog barking at his home. Police responded to Carter's call and were able to rescue the dog from inside the garage. Investigators believe Carter was keeping the victim captive.
Police responded to Carter's address on Friday and were able to rescue the dog from inside the garage. Investigators believe Carter was keeping the victim captive. (FOX26)
According to FOX 26, the woman was nowhere to be found.
Carter was taken into custody at the motel and is currently being held in the Harris County Jail on $100,000 bail. It is unclear how the suspect managed to evade arrest for about nine months.
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Sources told FOX 26 that Carter is also a local rapper who goes by the stage name “Viper.”
