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Bartlesville Man Arrested for Kidnapping

 

A Bartlesville man who allegedly kidnapped another man at knife-point appeared at the Washington County Courthouse on Friday. Gilbert Rusell Campus was arraigned on a felony count of kidnapping. Campus allegedly forced George Besseris into a vehicle while wielding a knife.

 

Besseris claims he was dropped off in Rogers, Arkansas. According to a release from the Bartlesville Police Department, Campus was the arrested in Idabel, Oklahoma.

 

An affidavit alleges that Campus arrived at an apartment on the 300 block of Chickashaw Avenue. The victim and two females were in the residence. Campus believed that one of the females had an intimate relationship with Besseris. He forced all three individuals into a back bedroom, and it is alleged he threatened to kill Besseris before forcing him into the vehicle.

 

Bond was set at $100,000. Campus is due back in court on June 21 for felony charges.

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