(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County (Iowa) Sheriff’s Department reports that at around 5:10-p.m. today (Saturday), they were notified about an adult male that had allegedly been kidnapped. The caller was flagged down on the roadside by the victim just south of Interstate 80 exit 51 (Marne exit). The victim stated that he had been kidnapped in Lincoln, Nebraska, and was being forced to drive to Chicago by a man with a gun.

The suspect was described as being a black male with well trimmed hair, short beard stubble, 5-feet 10-inches tall, about 160-pounds. He was said to be in his late 20’s or early 30’s, and wearing a black t-shirt and blue jeans. The suspect had the victim leaving the interstate at exit 51, where he then pulled a gun on another vehicle driving by, and entered the second vehicle at gun point. That vehicle was described as a Silver Chevy 2 door pickup operated by an older white male subject with a beard. The vehicle then continued eastbound on interstate 80.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is requesting public assistance if a family member from the surrounding area has not returned home. At this point the identity of the subject in the Chevy pickup is unknown. Cass County Sheriff’s Office is currently working with multiple law enforcement agencies in the investigation.