Western Md man accepts alford plea on kidnapping charge

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WASHINGTON COUNTY —A Williamsport man charged with kidnapping his former girlfriend from The Improved Order of Red Men Club in Williamsport last April entered an Alford plea to the charge Monday in Washington County Circuit Court.

Charges against Keadle of carjacking, robbery, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, theft of less than $1,000, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, false imprisonment, stalking and a number of traffic violations were dropped in exchange for the plea.

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Deputies said Keadle dated the woman for about two years until they broke up toward the end of 2011. The woman told deputies that Keadle called her on numerous occasions to try to meet with her.

The sheriff’s office reported in the charging documents that the victim said she and another employee had just closed the club when Keadle jumped from the bushes and forced her inside her van.

Better off letting her go.