Unalived: Man Accused Of Holding Woman & Their Daughter Against Their Will

[Sugar Cookie]

Layton Police arrested a man Wednesday on suspicion that he held a woman and their young daughter against their will for more than two weeks.

Jessie Leo Sosa, 37, faces felony charges of kidnapping and child kidnapping, and misdemeanor charges of violation of a protective order.

According to a probable cause statement, the woman went to Sosa's home at some point during the week of February 10 with the intention of picking up her daughter.

Sosa had violated a protective order that was filed against him for the protection of the woman and her daughter twice in the last year, the statement said.

"As the victim went to the door to get her daughter, she was observed being pulled inside and the door slamming shut," the statement said.

On Tuesday, the woman's father contacted police to request a welfare check. Officers went to Sosa's home, and Sosa told police that the woman and her daughter weren't there, the statement said.

According to police, the woman called her mother on Wednesday morning, saying she was "working things out."

On Wednesday, police went back to Sosa's home, where they said they found Sosa holding the girl when he answered the door.

"The juvenile victim spontaneously uttered that "mommy was hiding in the bathroom," the statement said.

According to police, Sosa admitted that the woman was in his home.

Police interviewed the woman and her daughter, who told them Sosa had kept them in the home for an extended period under threats of violence, the statement said.

"The victim specifically described that on the two occasions Police Officers responded to the residence to check on the victims, the defendant forced them to hide in the bathroom," the statement said.

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[Sejanus]

She should have had police go with her.
Most unwise.

ETA...
And no not victim blaming.
Just needs to be more serious about her interactions with a clear nutjob!

 

[EyEgOrE]

...the woman went to Sosa's home at some point during the week of February 10 with the intention of picking up her daughter.

Sosa had violated a protective order that was filed against him for the protection of the woman and her daughter ...

if the daughter is included under the PFA, why was she there in the first place?

 

[TX Leather Face]

She should have had police go with her.
Most unwise.

ETA...
And no not victim blaming.
Just needs to be more serious about her interactions with a clear nutjob!

Pretty sure the cops don’t do personal escorts. She’s should’ve gone armed if she was worried about it or maybe with a male friend.

 

[The Night Nurse]

Here is another case where the restraining order does nothing except to ramp up the level of rage and violence of the offender. There must be a better way....

 

[Keepalowprofile]

As the victim went to the door to get her daughter, she was observed being pulled inside and the door slamming shut," the statement said.

So for "more than two weeks" the person that witnessed her being pulled inside and the door slamming shut just went about life until cops arrested him and freed them?

Asshole just wanting their 15 seconds of fame.

 

[Babs]

I'd like to smack that smug look off his face.

 

[Sudonim]

So mom gets 2 protective orders in the last year, he violates them..and she still lets him see the child? She's dumber than a sack of bricks.

If the court issues a protective order covering the child it voids all custody agreements. She had no obligation to let him near the kid. Not only was she playing with fire with her own life..she put her daughter in harms way

 

[Sevens My Charm]

Pretty sure the cops don’t do personal escorts. She’s should’ve gone armed if she was worried about it or maybe with a male friend.

Exchanges at police stations work great.. so does inside a busy restaurant.. (Chili's, Applebee's, TGIF)

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Jessie Sosa​

May 5, 1982 — November 27, 2021​

Hopefully he made amends to the people he hurt in this life.

 

[thuumpr]

She should have had police go with her.
Most unwise.

ETA...
And no not victim blaming.
Just needs to be more serious about her interactions with a clear nutjob!

Uh, don't think an active RO would allow that.
But, then since she was 'smarter than the rest of us', she was going to do what she did and damn lucky.