CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - The suspects in an attempted abduction in Cape Girardeau may be connected to a homicide investigation in Chamblee, Georgia.
According to a release from the Chamblee Police Department, officers went to a home there Thursday night as a follow-up to the abduction in Cape Girardeau.
The vehicle used in the kidnapping is registered to Abraham Jacobs who did not match the suspect description provided by the woman who was abducted. Officers believed Jacobs' vehicle had been stolen and may have been a victim of a crime.
Investigators tried to make contact with Jacobs at his apartment but were not successful.
One of the suspects in the kidnapping was identified as John Czarnecki who is believed to be friends with Jacobs. Officers went to Czarnecki's apartment to see if he was home. When he didn't answer the door, officers got a search warrant for Czarnecki's apartment.
Investigators found Jacobs' body inside.
Czarnecki has not been charged in connection to Jacobs' death, but he is wanted for the theft of Jacobs' car. He is also wanted by the U.S. Marshal Service for an outstanding probation violation warrant.
According to Captain Ernesto Ford with the Chamblee Police Department, officers are also trying to find Czarnecki's girlfriend, Sally Noe McIntyre, who may also be in danger.
Cape Girardeau abduction, robbery
A "be on the lookout" alert has been issued across the country as investigators work to arrest two men suspected of abducting a woman from Walmart in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
One of the victims has been identified as John Czarnecki of Chamblee, Georgia. The second suspect has not been identified.
Czarnecki and the second suspect allegedly took a woman from Walmart in Cape Girardeau against her will on Thursday, June 15.
According to Cape Girardeau police, the woman was threatened with a knife to get into the car but was not injured.
The suspects are believed to be driving a silver 1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara with North Carolina license plates EFK-7387.
Czarnecki is described as having a stocky built and he was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt, dark knee-length shorts, and black and white tennis shoes. He is around 60 years old and has tattoos on both forearms.
The second suspect is around 45 years old and has a stocky build. He was last seen wearing a black collared shirt, light colored knee-length shorts, and a red and white ball cap.
Officers used a drone and a helicopter to search the cornfield in Chaffee where the victim was found safe and unharmed.
According to police, the victim's employer called them around 8 a.m. when she didn't show up for work. Her employer said that was highly unusual.
Officers reviewed cell phone and banking records and video from nearby businesses and determined the woman had been abducted from the parking lot of Walmart.
The victim told investigators that the suspect stole money from her. She is cooperating with the investigation.
Officers from the Cape Girardeau Sheriff's Department, Scott County Sheriff's Department, Chaffee Police Department, and Missouri State Highway Patrol are assisting Cape Girardeau Police in the investigation.
Anyone with information about these suspects or their whereabouts is asked to contact the Cape Girardeau Police Department through any of the following methods:
- 573-335-6621 (Business Line)
- 573-339-6313 (Anonymous Tip Line)
- Text “CAPEPD” to 847411
- Email us at police@cityofcape.org
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