All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
(Cheyenne, WY) – Following reports of a 13-year-old South Dakota teen victim being rescued in Wyoming (outside of Rawlins) earlier in the week, the Wyoming Highway Patrol recently shared that a second out-of-state kidnapping victim was rescued safely today, October 24.
Law enforcement was on the lookout for 18-year-old Ethan Cundiff of Rockport, Indiana, after it was determined he was traveling through Wyoming with the juvenile victim he met online, who was reported as a runaway from Colorado.
Following a pursuit that involved the deployment of spike strips, officers were able to detain Cundiff, who was ultimately booked into the Laramie County Jail on charges of kidnapping, reckless driving, reckless endangering, fleeing and eluding, interference of custody, possession of marijuana, and an extraditable warrant out of Indiana.
The juvenile is reported to be safe and has been reunited with her family.
The WHP shared the following post from the Cheyenne Police Department Facebook page, which you can read in full below for more details.
The WHP also shared that the Trooper who took the primary lead was struck by the suspect vehicle while preparing for a tactical vehicle intervention (TVI), but was not injured.