CINCINNATI (AP) – A man accused of stabbing a male relative, raping a woman and then driving both victims 800 miles from his Massachusetts home to Ohio was scheduled to be arraigned Monday on theft and escape charges.
Kevin Blakemore, 21, was arrested Sunday at a Pike County hospital in southern Ohio after the stabbed relative went to the emergency room for treatment, Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader said.
“The injured man apparently told a nurse that he had been in an accident, but she became suspicious when she noticed his clothes weren’t dirty or torn and called our office,” Reader said.
Blakemore was taken into custody at the hospital and placed into a deputy’s car, Reader said, but somehow managed to slip into the front seat and tried to drive off. Deputies stopped him after about 20 yards, drawing their weapons, authorities said.
“Fortunately no blood was shed, and he was taken into custody and placed in another cruiser,” Reader said.
Blakemore was taken to the Scioto County jail, where he was being held until his arraignment Monday in Waverly, in Pike County. It wasn’t immediately clear whether he had an attorney.
The stabbing victim was taken to a Columbus hospital, but his condition wasn’t immediately known, Reader said.
Police in Boxborough, Massachusetts, said Blakemore stabbed a male relative several times at their apartment. He then assaulted and raped a woman who was also in the home and forced both victims into a car and drove from Massachusetts to Ohio, Boxborough police said.
Reader said the woman was later located at a home in Pike County. There was no indication she was being held against her will, but mental health officials were brought in to talk with her, he said.
“We are still trying to sort out what happened,” said Reader, who noted that Ohio authorities were consulting with Massachusetts officials on the investigation.