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Detroit Man Charged With Kidnapping and Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old

Social-media posts about the missing girl helped prompt her release, according to prosecutors.

Overview

  • Wayne County prosecutors disclosed 11 felony counts Tuesday, including kidnapping and first- and third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
  • Investigators say Ronnell Agee held the 14-year-old from March 3 to March 10 in a west-side Detroit home with boarded windows and no doorknobs, where he assaulted her multiple times.
  • Prosecutors say Agee kept knives by his bed and threatened the girl’s family, then let her go after seeing missing-person alerts on social media.
  • Agee, 37, was arraigned March 19, is being held without bond, and is due in court for a probable cause conference March 26 and a preliminary exam April 2.
  • Detroit’s Major Crimes Unit continues to investigate as neighbors report they saw the girl on the block and police warn people not to take in runaways.