Ala. Man Kidnapped and Left for Dead

CLIO, Ala. (AP) - The Barbour County Sheriff’s Office is
investigating a possible kidnapping.
    Chief Deputy Eddie Ingram said a passerby found an elderly Clio
man lying in a ditch Monday afternoon. He said 69-year-old Jerry
Norman Kendrick told investigators his ordeal started Sunday
afternoon on his way home from church near Troy when he agreed to give two men a ride to
Midway.
    The victim said he was threatened with a gun and was forced to
drive to northern Barbour County where he was bound and his vehicle
stolen.  “At about 2 o’clock, a motorist saw him sitting in the ditch. T
The motorist said it was hard to recognize him as being a human, he was so dirty from
being in woods and apparently rolling around in the dirt,” Ingram said. According to Ingram, Kendrick is lucky to have survived.
    “We’re we’re fortunate we’re not dealing with a death,” Ingram said. “He was soaking wet, dirty and talking crazy when we first arrived. He was covered with insect bites and there were some signs of physical injury. If he’d been out there another night, I don’t think he’d have survived.”
    Ingram said so far, investigators have been unable to find
Kendrick’s vehicle or determine the suspects’ identities.
    Authorities said the stolen car, a Lincoln Town Car, has Alabama
license tag AN49728.