A man had far from the perfect first date in Washington state when he was kidnapped and held at gunpoint as two suspects tried to rob and extort him, police said.
The 30-year-old man, who was not identified, said he had met a woman who seemed to be the same age as him on the dating app Plenty of Fish,. The man said he drove to an apartment complex in Parkland, just south of Tacoma, on Aug. 20 "thinking that he was meeting a female there for a date," according to a criminal complaint.
The man told authorities he entered the apartment "for about five minutes" when another man, later identified as 22-year-old Jahmichael Anthony Jeter III, appeared and pointed a gun at him, ordering the victim to take off his clothes. Jeter told the victim to give him money while the woman, later identified as 19-year-old Hydea Marie Tharpe, took a picture of the nude man.
The man was ordered to transfer $6,000 to Jeter and Tharpe through an app, authorities said, but the transaction was flagged as fraudulent. "The suspects made the victim attempt numerous other transactions via various apps and even posed as the victim over the phone to try to get an account unlocked," the sheriff's department said. The suspects also made the man call his parents to have them transfer money to them, which was unsuccessful, according to the complaint.
After three hours the man was released but was warned that nude pictures of him would be sent to everyone in his contact list if he spoke about the incident. The victim worked with deputies and found a Facebook page identifying the duo.
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