Angie Peedin has been arrested on multiple charges, including felony
kidnapping and elder abuse, after allegedly restraining a 62-year-old
man and impersonating a law enforcement officer, according to Smithfield
police.
By WRAL staff
A woman was arrested Wednesday on felony charges of kidnapping and causing serious injuries to a man. She was also charged with a misdemeanor for impersonating a law enforcement officer.
According to the arrest warrant, Smithfield Police Department charged 55-year-old Angie Peedin after she knowingly kidnapped and restrained a man for the “purpose of holding [him] for ransom.”
The warrant also stated that on Friday, June 13, Peedin maliciously acted as a caretaker of a 62-year-old Charles Jackson, who was residing at AmeriCares Adult Homes in Smithfield.
Jackson's arm was still in a make-shift sling about a week later and marks on his wrists still from the handcuffs.
Last week, he said he came back to the facility after having a beer down the street. At that point, Peedin started giving him a hard time.
"Next thing I know, my arm being put to the back me and she handcuffed me and put me in her car," Jackson said. "Awkward. Awkward. I mean, I was sitting there, I couldn’t… I told her it was too tight. She didn’t say nothing else."
An X-ray showed Jackson's shoulder was bruised. He said he was still hurt on Thursday.
A woman, who wished to remain anonymous, called and spoke to WRAL News and said that Peedin was an administrator at AmeriCares. The Johnston County social services website lists Peedin as the facility administrator for at least three homes, each containing 12 beds.
The caller said a man was having an “outburst” and alleged that Peedin didn’t want him to act out, so she put handcuffs on him and put him in the backseat of her car.
The warrant charges Peedin with one misdemeanor count of impersonating a law enforcement officer after she informed the man she was a sworn law enforcement officer since she had him in handcuffs.
The caller said Peedin did bring the man back, but when they returned, he had abrasions on his arm. He already had an injured shoulder, and the caller said that the injury was worse.
The caller alleged that this instance was not the first time Peedin has done this, and that the owners of the facility are covering up these actions.
A manager at AmeriCares did not offer a comment.
Peedin has since been suspended from the facility. She has a $50,000 bond.
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