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Man Jumps from Window to Escape Kidnappers, Five Sentenced
9/5/2026, 10:57:08 AM
Kidnapping, Captivity, and Escape
While held overnight he was repeatedly assaulted, threatened, humiliated and tormented; the abuse was filmed on the captors’ mobile phones. The victim escaped by jumping from a first-floor window, climbing down a tree and flagging down a passing police car. CCTV captured the desperate moment.
Police Investigation and Arrests
Armed officers intercepted two of the kidnappers in a car, and the remaining suspects were arrested at the Market Rasen house. The investigation, led by Lincolnshire Police, linked the perpetrators to the kidnapping and the recorded abuse.
Sentencing at Lincoln Crown Court
The gang were jailed at Lincoln Crown Court on August 28. Five men received prison terms. The court disclosed three specific sentences: Brad’Lee Ranyard, 20, of Portland Street, Lincoln, was sentenced to nine years for kidnap and false imprisonment; Jackson Nicholson, 25, of Lindsey Drive, Gainsborough, also received nine years for kidnap, false imprisonment and possession of a bladed object in public; Nathan Gladwell, 36, of Union Street, Market Rasen, was sentenced to three years and seven months for false imprisonment. The remaining two defendants were sentenced as well, though the article does not detail their individual terms.
Official Statements & Responses
Henderson praised the victim’s “remarkable courage” in seizing the chance to escape and highlighted the role of CCTV in documenting the escape.
Verbatim Quotes
- “This was a sustained and deeply distressing ordeal in which a man was subjected to violence, threats and humiliation at the hands of people who appeared to find amusement in his suffering.” — Det Con Liam Henderson
