Police track vehicle linked to kidnapping on interstate, Aiken County SC

Traffic

Reported: 11/13/2025 03:30 PM

I-20, South Carolina

Law enforcement is tracking a black pickup truck on Interstate 20 linked to an earlier kidnapping case. The suspect is believed to be driving toward Aiken from Columbia. The victim has already been safely recovered by Aiken City Police.

Audio|Source: Aiken County Sheriff Dispatch

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Transcript:

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Aiken City just called in advice that the vehicle is currently on I-20 coming from Columbia to Aiken, possibly heading to exit 18.

00:07

The driver is now the girlfriend, (name withheld).

00:11

Subject is believed to still be in the vehicle with her.

00:18

Megan, 5-3.

00:20

503. Again, 21.

00:22

I'm getting on the eastbound at the 33.

00:24

What's the vehicle description on my time?

00:26

10-4[1]. It's going to be a black Ram, Big Horn, South Carolina, (number withheld), comes back to (name withheld).

00:38

Is she still kidnapped? The bottom of the message says victims are located.

00:44

The victim is not the weight subject.

00:47

The victim is somebody completely different.

00:49

Aiken City has confirmed that the victim is in their possession,

00:53

in the city's possession.

00:55

All right, good topic. Do we know the last location? I'm also here at I-20 and 22.

00:59

They said I-20.

01:01

I didn't get a mile marker.

01:03

Stay-mile.

01:08

Do 19, I'll ask me a high-twenty-two.

01:17

Go ahead.

01:18

Until we get further, I'm going to post up at the westbound 28, and I'll let you know if I see anything and then we'll move from there.

01:24

Yeah, if you see it, follow it down to the 22.

01:26

That's where I'm sitting at.

01:27

I'm watching westbound as well.

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10-4: Acknowledgment / Affirmative (Message received)

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