A Florida woman escaped a terrifying three-week kidnapping ordeal after allegedly being held captive and driven across the country by her ex-boyfriend, eventually leaping from a California balcony to save her life, authorities said Thursday.Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno announced Thursday that 41-year-old Floyd Stuck was arrested on charges including kidnapping, aggravated stalking, installing a tracking device without consent and fleeing and eluding law enforcement after authorities uncovered what they described as a violent, coast-to-coast abduction that began in Southwest Florida.The investigation began Tuesday when the victim contacted the Lee County Sheriff's Office after discovering that Stuck had allegedly attempted to place a tracking device on her vehicle.Responding deputies soon uncovered what Marceno described as a months-long nightmare.FBI RESCUES MISSING TEEN FROM FLORIDA HOTEL AFTER MONTH-LONG HUNT FOR ACCUSED KIDNAPPERFloyd Stuck was arrested on charges including kidnapping, aggravated stalking, installing a tracking device without consent and fleeing and eluding law enforcement, according to authorities.(Lee County Sheriff's Office)"This suspect is a calculated maniac and a very dangerous person," Marceno said during a press conference.
"Over the past two days, our detectives and deputies from the Lee County Sheriff's Office have worked around the clock to end the coast-to-coast terrorizing of an innocent woman."According to investigators, Stuck convinced the victim to accompany him on what was supposed to be a three-day trip to New York to visit family.The pair left Lee County on April 20.Authorities said Stuck began acting erratically while driving and informed the victim their plans had changed.
He allegedly handed her documents containing information about her family members and threatened to harm them if she failed to comply with his demands.FLORIDA WOMAN POSES AS ICE AGENT TO KIDNAP WIFE OF EX-BOYFRIEND FROM WORK, AUTHORITIES SAYLee Coun...