Kidnapper Sued Hostages For $235,000

In September 2009, a fugitive named Jesse Dimmick broke into the home of Jared & Lindsay Rowley, holding them hostage with a knife while fleeing police. The couple fed him snacks and watched movies with him until he fell asleep, then escaped unharmed and revealed his location. After receiving an 11-year kidnapping sentence, Dimmick sued them for $235,000, claiming they had broken an oral agreement to hide him in exchange for money. He filed the claim in response to the Rowleys' own $75,000 lawsuit and said he needed part of the money for hospital bills after police shot him during his arrest.

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