Crime & Safety

2 Charged In Bizarre Kidnapping And Assault Of 2 Houston Men

John Indridson, 44, Lamar Sanders, 36, and another man allegedly kidnapped and assaulted two people for more than 9 hours on Monday.

John Indridson, 44, (left), Lamar Sanders, 36, and another man are accused of assaulting two people for 9 hours.
John Indridson, 44, (left), Lamar Sanders, 36, and another man are accused of assaulting two people for 9 hours. (Harris County Pct. 4 Constables Office)

SPRING, TX -- One man is behind bars and two others on the run after they tied up two men and assaulted them for more than nine hours, police said. Deputy constables were called to a home in the 21200 block of the Northwest Freeway on Monday for an aggravated assault call.

The victims told deputies that a man they know as John Indridson asked them to help him pack and move out of his home in the 13800 block of Bella Drive in northwest Harris County.

The victims told deputies they were tied up and assaulted by Indridson and two other men for more than nine hours when they got to the home.

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The victims who suffered serious injuries, were released and warned that their families would be harmed if they called police.

Deputies identified one of the men involved in the assault as 36-year-old Lamar Sanders. Deputies went to Indridson's home where they found Sanders.

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He was arrested and booked into the Harris County Jail, and has been charged with two counts of aggravated kidnapping and two counts of aggravated assault. He is being held without bond.

Police are still looking for Indridson and another man they hope to identify soon, police said. Both Indridson and the unidentified man will be charged with two counts of aggravated kidnapping and two counts of aggravated assault.

If you have any information regarding his whereabouts, you are urged to contact our dispatch at 281-376-3272 or your local law enforcement.

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