Man faces kidnapping, assault, rape charges

A Grandview man faces charges of kidnapping, sodomy and rape.

A MAN CHARGED WITHCRIMES AGAINST WOMENIS BEHIND BARS AT THEJACKSON COUNTY JAILTONIGHT.KEVIN MARCH FACESKIDNAPPING, SODOMY ANDRAPE CHARGES, INADDITION TO ROBBERYCHARGES.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ANDRESGUTIERREZ JOINS US LIVEIN THE NEWSROOM WITHTHE DETAILS.GABRIELLA--THIS MAN IS NOSTRANGER TO LAWENFORCEMENT--LAST YEAR HE LEDOFFICERS ON A HIGH-SPEED CASE.WE'VE LEARNED THAT CARHE WAS IN BELONGS TO AWOMAN he IS ACCUSED OFDRUGGING AND RAPING.AND DESPITE FACING A15-THOUSAND BOND FORRESISTING ARREST--HE WAS EVENTUALLYRELEASED ON HISRECOGNIZANCE.HE IS NOW SUSPECTED OFCOMMITTING THESEHEINOUS CRIMES.KEVIN WESLEY MARCHFROM GRANDVIEWMISSOURI IS ACCUSED OFRAPING AND TYING UPTHREE WOMAN INSEPARATE THREE ATTACKSAROUND KANSAS CITY.POLICE SAY THE MOSTRECENT ONE HAPPENINGTHREE WEEKS AGO...AT THIS EXTENDED STAYON 105TH STREET NEARHOLMES ROAD.THE VICTIM TOLD POLICESHE WAS WALKINGTHROUGH THE HOTELPARKING LOT ON HER WAYTO A GAS STATION--WHEN MARCH DROVE UPAND ASKED HER IF SHENEEDED A RIDE.SHE ULTIMATELY TOOK HIMUP ON THAT OFFER.ACCORDING TO THECHARGING DOCUMENTS--MARCH ALLEGEDLYPHYSICALLY ANDSEXUALLY ASSAULTED THEWOMAN SEVERAL TIMES INSOUTH KANSAS CITY ANDIN RAYTOWN.HE FORCED THE WOMANTAKE DRUGS ANDBOUNDED HER HANDS ANDMOUTH USING DUCT TAPE.SHE MANAGED TO ESCAPEIN HARRISONVILLE BYLOCKING HERSELF IN THEBATHROOM OF A CASEY'SGENERAL STORE.THE 39-YEAR-OLD MAN ISALSO BELIEVED TO RAPEDANOTHER WOMAN AT HERAPARTMENT IN EARLYJANUARY.IN THIS ATTACK--HE STOLE THE VICTIM'SCAR...BRUTALLY BEAT HERAND TIED HER UP USINGTWINE.THE M-O IS SIMILAR TOANOTHER ATTACK MARCHIS SUSPECTED OF.WHEN POLICE SAY LASTJUNE HE HANDCUFFED AWOMAN TO A TREE NEAR AMIDDLE SCHOOL IN SOUTHKANSAS CITY AFTER HERAPED HER A NUMBER OFTIMES OVER THE COURSEOF A DAY.POLICE ARRESTED HIM INTHAT CASE FOLLOWING ALENGTHY HIGH-SPEEDCHASE.TONIGHT WE DID ASKPOLICE IF THERE COULDBE MORE VICTIMS OUTTHERE.THEY ARE NOT SURE.PROSECUTORS IN THESENEW CRIMES REQUESTEDA BOND OF HALF-A-MILLIONDOLLARS.LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM.ANDRES GUTIERREZ.

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