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items from the shopping cart she was pushing into a second cart. She then went to Register
Physical evidence backed up the girl's account of her incredible encounter. The girl's mother
12 with the second shopping cart and paid for the earrings and several other items, but not
told detectives that Story had visited the home and brought presents for both children who
the DVDs concealed inside her purse. She then went to her original cart that contained a bas-
live in the home. Detectives will investigate whether or not Story has also contacted the
ketball goal, gaming chair, massage cushion and other unspecified items with a combined
other child.
value of $416.44 - and placed her recently purchased items inside it.
While interviewing Story's live-in girlfriend regarding the kidnapping of the young
According to the report, Cannon then pushed the second cart outside of the store,
girl, detectives noticed ligature marks on the woman's wrists and ankles. Detectives que-
passing all points of sale without paying for the items that came the first shopping cart. The
sioned the woman about them, but she was reluctant to speak because she was terrified of
loss prevention officer caught up with Cannon and told her he d seen her stealing items. He
possible retaliation from Story, but eventually, detectives gained her confidence and con-
requested to see her receipt for all the items inside the cart, but she was unable to provide a
vinced her she should speak with them. In one incident, Story's girlfriend told detectives,
receipt for some of the items.
Story had forced her to take off her clothing, then tied her hands and feet behind her back,
The Loss Prevention Officer told Cannon she needed to go with him to his office,
suspended her from the garage ceiling and beat her with a PVC pipe. As a result of this beat-
but she did not. Instead, she left the shopping cart and all the items inside it, including her
ing, the victim said, she is still without feeling to her fingers. Another time, she said, Story
purse and the items she'd purchased, and went to the Ford Explorer, got inside it and sped
slammed her face into a mirror, leaving a visible scar. At times, she said, Story has zip-tied
off, out of the parking lot. Her tag number was obtained by the Loss Prevention Officer.
her breasts to make them swell and beat her with ropes and cords.
Cannon soon called by phone and apologized to the Loss Prevention Officer for
Story was initially charged (Dec. 16) with kidnapping (no bond given) and bur-
attempting to steal the items, the report stated, and told him it wouldn't happen again, and
glary with battery ($21,000 bond), but after his first appearance in court on Dec. 17, his bond
that she would never come back to the store.
was changed to no bond for misdemeanor violation of probation and $75,000 for the other
The deputy reported that Cannon was hysterical when he spoke with her by phone.
charges, with a condition that he be placed on a GPS monitor if he is bonded out of jail. On
She said she was sorry, that she hadn't intended to actually steal the items, that she was go-
Dec. 18, he was additionally charged with aggravated battery (intentionally causing great
ing through a difficult time with her husband recently passing away, and without money to
bodily harm, permanent disability or disfigurment) with his bond set at none.
buy Christmas items for her three children. When questioned about her ability to pay for the
"We hope to determine through this investigation what this man's full intentions
items, Cannon told the deputy that she didn't have enough money to pay for them. Cannon
were in taking this little girl," said Capt. Brad Smith of the Major Crimes Division. "We just
arranged for a relative to stop be the store and pick up her personal items and the items she'd
can't express how thankful we are that she is safe. "
purchased from the store.
"Thank God this little girl was brave enough to try to escape," said Sheriff Jeff
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Dawsy. "She was also brave enough to speak up and tell her story to an adult. This is a very
sick individual who should be put away for a very long time."
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