Ronald Wayne Shugart, 39, of Coolidge and Norma Lisa Thieum of Florence, S.C. were in custody Monday in connection with the kidnapping of two Vicksburg, Miss. teenagers.
The 16-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy identified themselves to authorities after a car wreck early Monday in Laurens, S.C.
The teens, who were being treated at a South Carolina hospital, told officers they were at an overlook in Vicksburg in the girl’s car when a man armed with a knife kidnapped them.
The teens' parents notified authorities after the two didn't show up for church or answer calls to their cell phones.
