PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The man arrested in connection with the disappearance of 23-year-old Kada Scott has a prior history of alleged kidnapping.
The Philadelphia man, Keon King, 21, was charged earlier this year with kidnapping another woman, though the Philadelphia District Attorney previously withdrew the case within a month of his arrest.
Law enforcement sources said the alleged incident happened Jan. 13, when King attempted to break into his ex-girlfriend’s home along 23rd Street near Berks three times. The first attempt was around 2:30 a.m. when sources said he climbed over a fence and tried to open her window. He then kicked and pounded the door to get in, but left before the police arrived.
He returned 13 hours later, around 3:30 p.m., and he tried again to get into the home, looking in windows with a gun in his waistband.
About an hour later, as the ex-girlfriend and a friend left the house to run an errand, King allegedly grabbed her and forced her into his car, with his 2-year-old child reportedly in the back seat.
When the friend tried to intervene, he threatened to kill her, according to sources.
They said King assaulted the victim in the car, including biting her face and choking her. She escaped around Girard Avenue and 7th Street and flagged down the police to report the incident.
King was arrested in April on Kidnapping and assault charges. Prosecutors requested bail just under a million dollars, signaling they believed he was a danger to society.
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for late May, but all charges were dropped. The district attorney’s office said the judge ordered the withdrawal of the case because the victim and witness didn’t show up to court.
The office did not refile charges until earlier this week, when King was arrested. Authorities said King surrendered to police on Tuesday, Oct. 14. He was arraigned on Thursday on kidnapping charges related to the disappearance of Kada Scott.
As of Thursday, police are still searching for Scott, who has been missing for two weeks.
Anyone with information can call the police tip line at 215-686-8477.