KY JERMAINE SPREWER: Missing from Louisville, KY - 7 Sept 2021 - Age 25 *Found Deceased**ARREST*

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Missing Louisville man was kidnapped and is being held for ransom, police say​

The Louisville Metro Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating a missing man who was last seen Tuesday on Crockett Drive in the Pleasure Ridge Park area.

Jermaine Sprewer, 25, is missing from the 6100 of Crockett Drive, and his family said "he hasn't been in contact and they fear for his safety," according to LMPD.


In a Thursday morning press conference, LMPD Sgt. Matt Kennington said police were notified Tuesday that Sprewer's family received several FaceTime calls from "assailants" and could see Sprewer "bound, with several guns pointed at him."

"During the calls, a large sum of money was demanded in exchange for his safe return," Kennington said. "The family has since not heard from the assailants."

Kennington did not provide the ransom amount or say whether the family paid it, and he said the FaceTime calls appeared to come from the number for Sprewer's phone.


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URGENT: Kidnap Victim Seen With Guns Pointed at Him During FaceTime Call Is Being Held for Ransom [Cops]​

Police said a Kentucky man who has not been seen or heard from since Tuesday was kidnapped and is being held for ransom.

During a press conference on Thursday, Louisville Metro police Sergeant Matt Kennington said Jermaine Sprewer’s family contacted authorities after receiving several FaceTime calls from the suspects in which they could see Sprewer, 25, “bound with several guns pointed at him.” Kennington claimed the abductors demanded a large sum of money during the call, and Sprewer’s family has not heard from them since.

Sprewer’s phone was reportedly used to make the FaceTime calls to his family.


LMPD recovers vehicle of Louisville man being held for ransom​

A new development in a case Louisville Metro police is calling a kidnapping for ransom: The victim's car has been found.

LMPD asked for help finding both him and his 2016 Jeep Cherokee, and on Friday, they said it had been found. They did not say where or how.
 
Police said they believe that body is the victim of a recent kidnapping based on information they received at the scene and from family members, but said they can't confirm that with absolute certainty.

Jermaine Sprewer's aunt, Darlene Fuller, was at the scene Saturday.

"I believe one of his friends here has identified his body and that breaks my heart," Fuller said.

"To know him was to love him," Fuller said. "He had a heart of gold. We lost a good person."

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Jermaine Sprewer updates: What to know about the case of kidnapped Louisville man​

After a dayslong search, Louisville Metro Police said a missing man who was kidnapped is likely dead.

Investigators said Saturday they believe they have found the body of Jermaine Sprewer, but that has not yet been confirmed by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office.
 

Friends, family of kidnapping victim want answers, justice​

Friends and family of a man who was kidnapped, and now believed dead, want answers.

It wasn't the outcome Jermaine Sprewer's family wanted.


An official identification from the corner's office has yet to be made.

Ashley, a friend of Sprewer's, lives in Louisville and did not want to reveal her full name out of fear for her own safety.

"I want whoever did this, whoever had a hand in this to serve justice, whatever that may be," she said. "I mean, until we know who did it and why, nobody is safe."

The question of "why" haunts those who knew Sprewer.
 

Coroner confirms body found at Shawnee boat ramp is alleged kidnapping victim​

A coroner has just confirmed what police and family were already nearly sure of, that a body found in Shawnee over the weekend was that of Jermaine Sprewer, who was kidnapped last week.


The cause and manner of Sprewer’s death are listed as “pending.”
 

LMPD: Arrests made in kidnapping and killing of Jermaine Sprewer​

Arrests have been made in the kidnapping and homicide of Jermaine Sprewer, a 25-year-old Louisville man who was found dead in September 2021, police announced in a press conference Wednesday afternoon.

Officials with the Louisville Metro Police, ATF and FBI served two warrants Wednesday morning to apprehend individuals believed to be involved with the killing of Sprewer, they said during the briefing.

Roderick Bush, 31, and Dejuan Simonton, 28, were both booked into the Louisville jail and charged with complicity in murder and complicity in kidnapping that resulted in serious physical injury. They did not have attorneys immediately listed in online court records.
 

Men arrested in Jermaine Sprewer kidnapping, homicide plead not guilty​

Two men accused in the killing and kidnapping of Jermaine Sprewer have pleaded not guilty.

Roderick Bush, 31, and Dejuan Simonton, 28, appeared in Jefferson Circuit Court on Tuesday.

Both men were arrested on Jan. 12 in connection to Sprewer’s death. They are charged with complicity to murder and complicity to kidnapping.
 

Grand jury indicts man in 2 murder cases, including killing of kidnapped Louisville man​

A Jefferson County grand jury indicted a man in connection with two separate murder investigations, one of them for the kidnapping of a 25-year-old whose body was found near a boat ramp.

Joseph Hale was indicted on two separate counts of complicity to murder, the Commonwealth's Attorney announced in a statement Tuesday.

One of the cases involves the kidnapping of Jermaine Sprewer who disappeared in September 2021 and was then found dead near the Shawnee boat ramp.

In January, law enforcement agencies announced two arrests after warrants were executed at a home in west Louisville. LMPD said Dajuan Simonton, 28, and Roderick Warren Bush, 31, were charged with complicity in murder and complicity in kidnapping.

But at the time, there was no mention of Hale.

Hale was also indicted on a charge of complicity in kidnapping in that case.

The LMPD has not released additional updates on the Sprewer case.
 

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