So, you've been looking for him for a while? Two years. Okay. You haven't seen them for two years? Just wondering if you would have any issues with me looking in your room. What are you going look for? Chair with duct tape on it? Possibly. Let me ask you one question. Do you want to be with these people? No. Were they holding you? Yes, you will. Yes. The two males in the car, they're all in a in a relationship. These three, she's she said it's a polyamorous relationship. How long you've been living here for? I've lived here for about 4 months. It's half past 2:00 p.m. in Mommy, Ohio, where, get this, a mother has just been reunited with her son who was allegedly held captive for 2 years. Here we are. We didn't do nothing. I can see you guys. Hold on. Hold on. 181. Dispatch, I'll be out with the black minivan at the speedway. What are we going on? What's going on? He's been missing for a few years. He dates this girl, and this has happened before. when she gets him, she uh isolates him, but I can't do nothing because he didn't call. I'm sorry. I don't mean awesome, but he's on the spectrum and he's very easy easy manipulated. So, this is your son you're talking about? Right here? This is my son. I just picked him up. I pulled up behind them and I said, "That's the car." And I looked, I said, "That's my son. Get out of the car and get in my van." And I was on the phone with the cops. I said, "Do you want Okay, you're here. Don't be bruised up. If you you're going to get in the car, you're not doing nothing." Okay. Okay. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Let have a seat in the car for a second. just haven't seen. I can't believe you can't act like a adult. I'm acting like an adult. No, you're not. You're watch yourself. Relax. So, you've been looking for him for a while? Years. Okay. You haven't seen him for 2 years. So, what made you come to this? Oh my god. Look at him. Turn around. Turn around. Did you go over, man? The woman tells police she received an urgent message on social media from someone in the gas station, alerting her that her son was looking for her. Next, another officer takes the alleged victim aside to get his side of the story. Come talk to me for a sit down. I swear to God, sit down and shut up. I know you have all my dick on the back of there. Okay, my son is first. I'll take that off. I think we get that. There's a cut here, too. Yeah, we have push into a door and put the and they push me to [ __ ] my head. My head about all crazy. Okay, hold on. Just put your stuff on cuz you're going to get cold. Oh, these pants aren't mine. But yeah. Okay, just hold on a second till we figure out what's going on. Just hold on a second. Okay. No, no. She didn't say anything. She said that she saw the the lady that she followed out. I actually walked off with my coffee. That's coffee. Hold on a second. I'll talk to you when I'm ready. Okay. Just sit in your car and be quiet for right now. You listen. Please. Oh my god. It's okay. No, you come over here. You stay over here. So, let me start at the beginning of what's going on. So, I force moved out. How old are you? 26. 26. Okay. Just 17.6. What's going on? So, basically, it was cool. I have a wife. She hit me up. She is my Okay. She hit me up and it was cool when I first when I first moved in over cuz they this hotel was with somebody else or family on on where on the east it's to to Okay. And mom moved in. I came over here. She wants one shot. We let the house up and the dogs got you how dogs are sometimes. You know how they got to fight and we're trying to break it up. Someone picked up a steel chair trying to break it up. They said, and I know I didn't. And then music I don't know where this afternoon and and at the hotel last couple days and and and they me I don't like you know I don't like clean at all my tongue who lives there. What room are you staying in? Uh they stay at 148. Who is Martina Chance and Martina Chance Michael and David? Have you been last too? I don't I don't know. They're both in there, but I know that there last. That's all I know. You've been staying there for how long? I I remember staying there. I've been I've been there for about maybe two weeks now. Where was I? Okay. I'm told you. Okay. Do Let me Let me ask you one question. Do you want to be with these people? No. Were they holding you against your will? Yes. And and they were beating me. Okay. And let me see. Let me see. Like do you have anything on your legs? I seen some of your stuff on your When did this happen? How fresh is this? You'll see yesterday. Yesterday we w around hit me. They were they would let me sleep. They probably me. I was in the car the one day, right? That's how they hit me. Hit me too. Anything on your other legs? Investigators describe the victim as a 26-year-old with high functioning autism who tells officers he was manipulated into staying with his alleged captors in a hotel room for about a week where he said they beat him with a baseball bat, made him stand for hours at a time, deprived him of food and sleep and more. The victim is left with his family while the officer continues talking to his mother. He hasn't been he's not listening. No, because when he first left, they manipulated him willingly at first. Yes. And Right. But you can still well report an adult missing. But I mean, like, what did I have to say? He left willingly. I But I didn't know that he didn't. I thought that he wanted to be with them. You know what I'm saying? Then I That's why I got him in the car and I said, "Honey, do you want to be with them? I'll leave. I'll leave if you want to." No, I don't want to be here, Mom. Look at how beat up he is. They need to be arrested. Oh my god. Now, who who are the people that I don't know? Martina. He knows all of their names, first and last name. Okay. Who are they to him though? Um, Martinez's ex-girlfriend and then there's a gentleman with them too. Yeah, multiple apparently there's two girls and a guy. Okay. So, what do you think he's on drugs at all or anything like that? Okay. So, what what are what are the reasons for them like holding on to him or anything? I don't know. I don't know. They just manipulate him. They treat him like garbage. All right. They won't let him have a phone or anything. He can't reach out. That's why he couldn't contact That's right. The victim's mom says she spotted the suspect's car and blocked it in before demanding her son go with her. Next, let's head across the street where three of the suspects are about to be confronted by police. I just have my permit to his car. Okay, I'll let you just outside the red roof in parking lot. The antique mall. At the antique mall parking lot cuz my hotel told me to take it off the property. You want beer? No, I'm okay. So, what what's going on? So, I had a friend of mine with me and you know, he was with us willingly, but apparently he got tired of doing something at the hotel or whatever. So, he went over speedway and told his people that he was in danger when he wasn't cuz you know he was in danger. So, one of my neighbors was called and said there was people in danger. He was willing with us. Perfect. He was in the back seat when they pulled up. He was perfectly fine drinking coffee. All of a sudden, his mom or I guess it was his mom. I don't know these people. They pulled up behind my car ALMOST SMACKED THE BACK OF MY CAR. The hotel lady saw it. We were parked over there and she literally pulled in the back of us and like their car was facing if your car was facing this way and they like our car was facing this way in the parking lot. this way and they completely blocked us in and the hotel agent they had as soon as we got on the floor of the cops road they took off. Okay. What's your name? My name's Martina. Police identify one of the suspected kidnappers seen here as 28-year-old Martina Esqua Jones accompanied by two other suspects. her husband, 28-year-old Michael Escua, and 27year-old Chance Johnson, who police said share a polyamorous relationship with two other suspects, 23-year-old Austin Bradshaw and 26-year-old David Sesna. Another member of the group, 49-year-old Aaron Bradshaw, described in a police report as a quote friend, also joins the five other suspects allegedly involved in the crime. We'll meet most of them later. Martina. Okay. ID. ID. And does he have ID and your ID? As soon as we said we were calling the police. Apparently, they've already called the police, but as soon as we said we were on the phone, police saying they were blocking us, they literally they literally they literally took off down that way around and around. I didn't know these people were. They called showed up. The dude threatened my husband saying he was going to get out and beat his the hotel lady heard it. I get out of the way. The hotel lady heard us. He said he was going to get out and beat his cuz we said we were on the phone with the police. All we were asking them was to take their son then and move away from our car. Who's um who who's the friend that was in the car? His name was Okay. So, how old 25 I think it was cuz the information came out that he was listed as a missing person or something. Is that No. Know anything about that? Where's my phone? How many people are in the car here? Oh, my brother. Look, I can tell you he is not missing. This is his grandmother. We talk on a daily base. He even has went and voice clipped his grandmother. I don't have that voice. Just just text me. Just text me. Amen. He literally didn't believe it. At first he like we were all having a good old time. He was laughing and everything. She got pictures like they knew where he was the whole time. Okay. Like and here's the thing. They're acting like it was a kidnap situation. I mean, he's got some bruises on him because him and the boys be playing around like wrestling and stuff like boys and he's got some bruises on him, but now they think that we beat him. I said, "No." And he even walked out of here with a big old giant cup of coffee and everything. We were all just in the back seat chilling. They pulled up behind my car and blocked me and said that they're taking their son. They they got him out of my car and pushed him inside their van. So, and then special needs or something like that. I got a um That's it. But he's not like that's all he is. He just got a stutter. It's not like he's autistic or developmentally disabled or anything like that where there'd be some sort of extra concern considering he's got Okay, but here's the thing. When they pulled up, they and then he all of a sudden started agreeing that I put my hands on him. They all put their hands on him. But he wasn't saying that. At first he was saying he didn't want to go with them and then tell his mom pulled him out of my youth passenger seat and put him in the car and then he started agreeing with everything cuz his brother was in there, his stepdad was in there and his mom was in there and his dad his stepdad was like tell us everything blah blah blah like yelling at him and they rolled up all the windows. They wouldn't even let the hotel lady talk to him. Like this is ridic. I never met his brother. I met him more than once cuz really showed up around one time and knew where he was. But I have Martina does her best to cover the group's tracks, but investigators aren't done asking questions just yet. But he's sitting there saying we're beating him and all this stuff. I don't put my hands on people because I've been beat my whole child life and they know better cuz they know they're going to go to jail. He came to us with bruises and stuff on him two years ago and he said that his stepdad was beating him. I know he's terrified of that dude. How do you How do you guys know him? I went to high school with him. Okay. I went to high school with him high school classmate then. He's also an ex of mine, but we stay really good friends. Okay. And his mom never liked me because of an old ex of his that treated him really badly. She looked at a bad girlfriend like that. All right. So, did were you guys near the office when all this happened? Where did the office? I just You pin the office? No. Okay. So, she doesn't know much cuz she literally came out and they were blocking my vehicle and as soon as I got on the bus, they didn't walk. I told him they blocked my vehicle like that. Yeah. I told him he let me out because I just paid my hotel. We were all about to go to the mall. Okay. Let me uh And then we went to the trail. We went to the trail uh 12 Creek Park the other day and we have a husky and he got loose and he ran him. So he does have a cup right here cuz he smacked onto the ground cuz my husky got loose and a couple grabbed my husky cuz over at Swan Creek Park. Where's the dog at now? He's over in the hotel in the room. Yes, he is. Okay. It's a Siberian husky and he's pretty strong and when he gets loose he likes to ditch because he's from West Virginia. Okay. And when he gets loose, like I said, he ditches. Yeah, I know. They like to run. Have you guys done rounds around here? You guys have probably seen my husky outside. Yeah, our officers are through this a lot frequent. So, you guys probably seen my husky outside. We We take him potty. Okay. And he's a beautiful boy. He is like he's all white and black all over him, but he fell at the Swan Creek Park and he did too. Him and him and the other one fell at Swan Creek Park trying to catch Alpha. He cracked his rib cuz he fell on the sideway by a tree. Okay. Might have dislocated his shoulder blade. He might have dislocated his shoulder blade, too. But that was just Was it yesterday? Yes, yesterday. But dude's been with us for 2 years. Actually, my boss, I can get him on the phone and tell you he willingly came up cuz he wanted to drink on New York one day and didn't want to go back to his mom's. Okay. Well, why don't you have a seat in your car? Um, do me a favor. Just throw your keys up on the dashboard for now, just so we we can see that You heard that right. Martina tells investigators a dog walking accident led to the victim's extensive injuries. Next, officers from both scenes come together to try to get a handle on the situation. I've seen a lot of bruises before. That's a lot. It's a lot on him. Legs, torso, back, neck. You need me to get search more for the room? Are you It's up to you. I mean, yeah. I mean, I don't know what you're going to find in there. Hey, you you want them to come up tonight and then start. Hey, Bill, real quick before come here real fast. I'm sorry. Um, the search warrant might not be bad because um said that they took a bat and held his legs open and bust him in his nuts and his said it's all just black and blue right now. So, I don't know. He He said a baseball bat. So, I don't know if that's something you want to pursue or not. I I just remembered that like I was like that might be a good thing. We're not accusing the latest. Detectives detail even more disturbing allegations against the group before talking with Martina once again. Would you have any opposition to us looking at your room? What about my room? I'm just asking. Would you would you allow us to look at our at your room? I don't know if my dogs would I don't have a case for that. How many dogs you got in there? Four. I don't know if it's going to come down to it, but if their side of things, if if they say that, you know, maybe go look at like something that would incline us to want to look in the room, would you ask for them? I'm just asking. Would you would you consent to fine? I will put my dog's weight away. But what if what would you guys look for? Well, if he's saying that he was abducted or whatever he's saying over there, whatever you said, abduct. What did you say? Kidnapped. Kidnapped. There you go. I'm not saying I do not abduct anybody. I don't kidnap anybody either. Um, but if if he wasn't free to leave, then I was just wondering if you would have any issues with me looking in your room. What are you going to look for? Chair with duct tape on it? Possibly. There's nothing there. [laughter] See crazier things. Is there a chair with duct tape in there? No, I don't even The ONLY CHAIR I HAVE THE HOTEL DIDN'T EVEN GIVE me that chair. The only chair I have is the hanging chair I bought. Obviously, it it could go both ways. One, if there's a roll of duct tape on the floor, yeah, that could be a problem. But also, if I look in there and there's nothing going on, then that would obviously indicate that maybe he wasn't trapped in there. So, I'm just saying it could help you and it could also hurt you, but it would completely be in the room. But, can I ask you something? If he was trapped, he wouldn't have went a go speedway earlier to get coffee. That's it. Right. If he was trapped, he wouldn't have been able to go to Speedway and get coffee. That big old cup of coffee he has in his pants, that's from there. So, then Speedway Speedway themselves saw him willingly cuz we went in and got him willingly get back in my car earlier. So, we're we're just trying to sort through everything that they're saying and and what you're you're telling us. Okay. So, we don't know who's telling the truth or if maybe the truth is somewhere in the middle. We don't know. And due to the the nature, the one that just told us due to the due to the nature of the allegations that are being made, we're going to have a detective just come and try to try to help us sort through everything to make sure that what allegations are being made. Him being abducted potentially. Yeah. I did not abduct this boy. Here's the thing, though. This ain't the first time. This boy has looked at me multiple times. Concord up in Columbus or Newark, Ohio, which is close to Columbus. I'm sorry about Hold on. He's live with me multiple times. On and off since 20. He lived with us over on South Bend when we lived over on um Upton Avenue. He lived with us. You guys never had any interactions with the police prior to that? Prior to today? Not with him? No. Oh, his grandmother DID SEND A A safety check over to uh to make sure it was him because his mom told him to and they came and talked to him at the house. Okay. They did a a welfare thingy. Both Martina and the victim's mother tell investigators about a welfare check on the victim that happened at a nearby home about a month prior that apparently never led to much. Next, Martina shares why the group may have had some animosity toward the victim. something that happened today or yesterday that upset her because sexually obsessed. Okay. And the boys got an argument with him and he didn't what is your relationship? Okay. Um the boys got an argument with him and said they can he cannot be looking at me sexually like that because we're no longer thing. were his friends and they they get in a yelling fit like face to face but there was no violence and um um there was no violence or anything like that and when we were at the donation center I got told that he went to Speedway while I went up to Speedway he grabbed a a a lady, this random lady, don't know who she is. He messaged her on his Facebook or whatever cuz he admitted to us. He's like, "I messaged my mom on this lady's Facebook if I want to leave." I said, "Okay." Well, he wouldn't give me the mom's address, so I drop him off person. He was like, "I'll figure a way there." He asked a lady, some random lady, if she could take them, and she said she had to work. So, she bought him a coffee and donuts. She bought him coffee and donuts and he willingly got back in my car. Speedway even seen it. We walked in there and stuff willingly got back in my car. Like he was already in Speedway. He would say if he really want to stay, but he willingly got back in my car. Okay. We were sitting at a pump and he walked out with me and him and said cuz we both went in there to see if he was okay. And he willingly grabbed his cup of coffee and his little pack of brown donuts and got in the car. He even held his water jug cuz he has a water jug and cuz he drinks a lot of water cuz he donates and he carried it just a way to fill it up. I don't know why cuz our water's [ __ ] dying. Well, sounds like your man had an old multitude yesterday. Oh, okay. You said they had an issue with them yesterday. Yeah. No, that was today. That was today. Yes. Okay. So, a yelling alteration today. It was a yelling altercation cuz he still has he has because he's my ex, he still has sexual dreams about me and he likes to say it out loud that he has sexual dreams about me and it gets these two going. Gotcha. And they got into a yelling fit. But here's the thing that does before we left that they got into it cuz he wouldn't wake up where I was trying to get him off for donation. He wouldn't wake up and then they all got in yelling fix explain to them what kind of dream he has and I don't need to hear it. So, if you guys are all not getting along, why why are you inviting him over here? He comes willingly. We We get along. I understand he comes willingly, but why are you inviting him if he causes issues? Because sometimes he doesn't. He's a good person. Okay. He's not all the time. Gotcha. You know, he's watching. He's a good person. Yeah, he's a real good person. But that boy will also say everything his mom wants to say, too. Martina explains that the victim, who she says is an ex-boyfriend of hers, made sexual comments that allegedly led to the attacks from her other boyfriends. Investigators have heard enough for now and head over to the suspect's hotel room, allegedly shared between at least four animals and five adults. I got this. Well, I got He's a good boy. Oh my god. Last time they cleaned it. Wow. out. Oh, we have a kitty. There's a kitty. N kitty. There's a kitty. Is that the last of them or is there one more? That's the last dog. I thought you said there was four dogs. There is. I just brought the puppy out. Oh, I didn't. Okay. I didn't see it. How long have I been living here? How long you been living here for? I've been living here for 4 months. He's been saying with the other people. Is there any bats in here? There's not bat like like a baseball bat or anything? No, there's not. You have to look everywhere. I buy this. We keep the dogs moving. That's the only reason why we keep the cat the dogs get sick. Huh? Yeah, I can get you. I'll get Oh my god. Police describe a quote disgusting smell coming from the room before heading back in. Only thing you're going to see my little baby kittens, but they are harmful. I promise they won't attack you. How many kittens you got? Hi kitties. You see the other one? What? The other kitty? Yeah, he's he's right. Oh, you real quick. Yeah, they're very lovable. Hey, kitty. Oh [ __ ] Sorry. One hand on your hip and raise the other hand. I don't see anything. [music] You see anything? I'm looking. What's the wheelchair for? I have an electrical gate. I can't walk more than a mile. So when our fur bra I use that. Okay. That is over nasty dirty. Okay, dude. I'm not. Yeah, I'm not. All right, I think we're good. Yep. Like I said, I didn't kill. Detectives find no weapons or obvious evidence, but hours later, just after midnight, decide to round up the suspects. Driver, open your car door. Go ahead and step out of the vehicle for us, please. Face away from us, please. Going towards you. That's Michael. Stop moving. Stop moving. Walk backwards towards the sound of our voice. Keep coming. Keep coming. I'm going to bring him over to you guys. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. Take a few steps to your left. Keep coming back. Thank you. Keep coming back. Do you have any weapons on you? Okay. Take a few more steps to your left for us. Few more. Few more. Stop. Go ahead. Go ahead and back up. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. Stop. Who else is in the car with you? Back up. This car right here. You have any weapons or anything on you that's going to poke me or stick me? My pens what they're usually for and I write on my notebook. Just pens, you said. Yes, sir. I got my pocket. What's that? Oh, he's writing on notebooks about our seizures before I miss him and stuff. Gotcha. Is there a way to have the lower lights for that? Gives me seizures. Uh, let's go back this way. Set for now. Yes sir. Back seat. Back right or back? Back right. I think let's wait till he gets to the car. I'm good with hands. Back feet. Stop and walk backwards. Keep coming. Keep coming. I got hands. Keep coming. Stop. Take a couple of steps to your left. Couple more. I'll tell you when to stop. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Stop. Go ahead and start walking backwards for me. Is there anyone else in the car? All right, keep walking. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. Stop. What's your name? Martina, Michael, David, Chance, Austin, and Aaron were each charged with kidnapping, three counts of felonious assault, and two counts of tampering with evidence. At last check, all six pleaded not guilty to their charges and are expected back in court this spring.