A 22-year-old man is accused of using Snapchat's location-sharing feature to try to kidnap a woman and another person in North Carolina, according to an indictment filed in federal court.
Attempted kidnapping suspect Evan William Blankenship allegedly used location sharing on the Snapchat app to find his victim in North Carolina.
A 22-year-old man is accused of using Snapchat's location-sharing feature to try to kidnap a woman and another person on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, according to an indictment filed in federal court,Evan William Blankenship, of Whittier, North Carolina, drove to the Water Rock Knob Overlook on Sept. 28 and pointed a pistol at the two who were in a parked vehicle, according to court documents.
The indictment says he tried to pull the woman out of the car by her hair, then threatened both before hitting the woman in the face, which caused her to temporarily lose her hearing. He also allegedly fired the gun into the air.The woman said she knew the assailant through Snapchat and he used the app's Snap Map feature to find her on the Blue Ridge Parkway, according to the indictment.Jim Kalogeros said he shares his Snapchat location with friends.
"Obviously being long-distance, we rely a lot on social media and texting and Snapchat just to make sure we are talking all the time," Kalogeros said.More than 60 families suing Snapchat after they say overdose deaths linked to social media app"I may actually change my settings. It's stuff you don't really think about," he said.
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