3 Charged With Kidnapping, Assault Of Man Found With Hands Bound

DARLINGTON, MD – Maryland State Police arrested three Darlington residents after a man was found running down the street with his hands bound behind his back. The suspects have been charged with assault and kidnapping in the reported attack that occurred in Harford County on March 10.

Those in custody are Chris Lamar Cochran, 48, Grace Elizabeth Amanda Johnson, 38, and Leland Charles Lewis, 48, all of Darlington. (See arrest photos at the bottom of this story.)

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According to state police, Cochran is charged with kidnapping, first- and second-degree assault and false imprisonment; Johnson is charged with first- and second-degree assault and false imprisonment; and Lewis is charged with false imprisonment, first- and second-degree assault and reckless endangerment.

The victim, an adult male, is not being identified by authorities.

About 8:20 a.m. on March 10, troopers from the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack responded to the area of 4200 Conowingo Road in Darlington they found the victim. He told officers he had been assaulted and held captive, but had been left unattended that morning and was able to escape.

Investigators did not say how long the victim was detained or the state of his injuries.

The victim was flown to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center by Maryland State Police Aviation Command.

Agencies also responding to the call were the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Apprehension Team and Baltimore County Police Department.