Man accused of kidnapping same woman twice arrested after 2 months on the run

COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team has apprehended an armed and dangerous sex offender with two kidnapping accusations who has been on the run since escaping police custody in June.

In June, the registered sex offender escaped custody after being accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend. Two months, another kidnapping accusation and two officer suspensions later, Quinntel Bagley, 38, has been arrested.

Bagley was apprehended by the Marshals’ task force Friday afternoon at an address on Cornell Drive in Lima. This was over 90 miles from where he was last seen near Eureka Avenue and West Broad Street in the Hilltop neighborhood two weeks ago.

“He was inside the home. He did not come out with the assistance of the Ohio state highway patrol and our special response team,” U.S. Marshal Michael Black said. “We had to go in and apprehend him from inside the residence.”

Marshals said Bagley was transported to the Allen County Jail where he will remain until his extradition hearing. They said they were assisted by agents and officers from Ohio State Highway Patrol SRT Team, Allen County Sheriff’s Office, Lima police and the FBI.

“The U.S. Marshals service and the deputies assigned to our Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team have specialized training and resources that make them experts in finding those who try to evade justice,” Black said. “The collaboration with our law enforcement partners all over the state and the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force was the key to finally finding this suspect.”

Bagley first escaped police custody June 13 after being apprehended for alleged kidnapping, and he resurfaced again in Columbus Aug. 2 after allegedly kidnapping his ex-girlfriend again.

“It’s been quite frustrating. It seems like we were always just a few steps behind him,” Black said. “But today, all the tracking, all the patience, all the tenacity of our team paid off and we were able to apprehend him.”

Grove City police responded to reports of a missing woman in June before eventually finding her at a Grove City gas station. Bagley was arrested a short time later, and an investigation revealed he had surprised the woman, determined to be his ex-girlfriend, taken her from her home and forced her into his vehicle.

After his arrest, Bagley was being walked from a Lancaster hospital to a police cruiser when he ran away into nearby woods. He then attempted to carjack someone, but abandoned the vehicle. He was not seen again until early August, when he returned to the same ex-girlfriends house and kidnapped her again. The woman was able to escape without injury.

“We had a victim out there, a victim that was kidnaped twice by this individual. And she was concerned for her safety,” Black said. “So catching him, being able to give her some peace, I don’t want to speak for her alone, but I can imagine that she’s very relieved knowing that he’s in custody today.”

The two Grove City police officers who were transporting Bagley when he escaped were suspended Aug. 5. Both received five-day suspensions for “performance failures” while escorting Bagley.

Bagley had previously served 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping and felonious assault in 2012. He also had to register as a Tier II sex offender, although three counts or rape, two counts of felonious assault and one count of kidnapping were dropped as part of the plea agreement.

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