Woman leaps from balcony to escape kidnapping after horrific cross-country ordeal: officials

A Florida woman escaped a terrifying three-week kidnapping ordeal after allegedly being held captive and driven across the country by her ex-boyfriend, eventually leaping from a California balcony to save her life, authorities said Thursday.

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno announced Thursday that 41-year-old Floyd Stuck was arrested on charges including kidnapping, aggravated stalking, installing a tracking device without consent and fleeing and eluding law enforcement after authorities uncovered what they described as a violent...