Durham couple kidnapped man from Airbnb in Louisiana and accused him of having a relationship with his wife :: WRAL.com
Kenner, La. – A Durham couple have been arrested in connection with a beating and kidnapping that occurred near New Orleans on June 27.
Malcom Reed and his wife, Misanda Reed, have been charged with aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a firearm and aggravated kidnapping.
Officers found a man had been badly beaten, with a broken leg and possible broken arm in Kenner, Louisiana. The man’s wrists and ankles showed signs of being bound.
The injured man told police he was from Houston and was in Kenner to meet his college friend, Misanda Reed, at an Airbnb.
He was confronted by Malcolm Reed, who had a handgun, and he was tied to a chair and interrogated for several hours about his relationship with Misanda Reed. He did not know Misanda Reed was married, officials said.
The man was beaten with a bat and cut with a knife while a gun was pointed at his head, officials said. It also appears to have been broken into.
After being beaten, he was forced into his vehicle by the couple, and they drove him to the street and threw him out of his car.
Community members and Linkedin say Malcom Reed is the owner and founder of Durham’s non-profit D3 Community Outreach on Angier Avenue. Reed’s photo on Linkedin matches the Louisiana officials’ photo ID.
Samuel Jenkins, a local barber, said Malcom Reed was his tenant and had rented space for his outreach program. But he said Malcom Reed left years ago, without notice.
“It was really frustrating because people would start passing by and say hello, you saw it. I want to get shirts made,” he said. The nonprofit was selling t- shirts, according to posts on the D3 Community Outreach Facebook page.
WRAL News is still working to find out if this nonprofit is still active in the community. D3 Community Outreach has been running for 10 years, according to their website.
“A lot of times you don’t realize who you are touching. You have parents and children who believe in you,” Jenkins said.
The couple were arrested in Durham on July 14 by a US Marshals Service task force and are awaiting extradition to Louisiana.
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