Migrant held ransom for days by trafficker — and forced to jump from window to escape: cops

An migrant was forced to jump retired of a second-story model to escape captivity successful Houston aft a quality trafficker held him for ransom for days without food, according to authorities.

Cameron Tucker, 25, allegedly smuggled nan Mexican migrant to Houston aft he crossed nan separator illegally into Eagle Pass, Texas, hiding him successful nan floorboard of his car, according to KPRC.

Days later, nan twice-convicted felon allegedly held nan unfortunate astatine gunpoint wrong a Houston location and demanded $2,000 from his family successful Mexico, according to authorities.

The unfortunate was capable to fly by moving a mattress blocking a chamber doorway earlier jumping to freedom, according to KPRC.

The Mexican man was capable to alert section cops who happened to beryllium nearby. The officers recovered Tucker hiding wrong nan location aft breaking down nan door.

“I heard nan helicopters and I heard dogs barking,” a neighbour who requested anonymity said. “They were present astir 4:45 successful nan greeting and each nan measurement until 6 successful nan evening.”

Tucker allegedly drove halfway to nan border to prime up nan victim, who was handed disconnected by an unnamed female smuggler. The female dropped nan unfortunate disconnected astatine nan separator connected nan Mexican broadside earlier she drove crossed illegally and picked him up connected nan US side.

The Mexican man told investigators he stayed successful homes successful Eagle Pass for 3 nights earlier Tucker picked him up, according to KPRC.

Residents of nan family-friendly Houston vicinity wherever nan unfortunate was held expressed daze complete nan discovery.

“It does make you deliberation doubly because we’re not excessively far, and I had nary thought that was going on,” 1 neighbour told KPRC.

Another neighbour described group coming successful and retired of nan location astatine overseas hours.

“Around 12, 2 o’clock successful nan morning, 2:30 successful nan morning, that’s erstwhile they would travel out,” nan neighbour said.

Tucker now faces aggravated kidnapping charges.