Massachusetts salesman's kidnapper arrested in Rock County
JANESVILLE—A Massachusetts man is in custody at the Rock County Jail today after allegedly kidnapping a West Springfield, Mass., car salesman during a test drive and driving the stolen vehicle more than 1,000 miles overnight before getting caught speeding early Friday morning in Rock County.
A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper, according to a lead dispatcher at the Rock County Communications Center, pulled over Aleh Kot, 32, of Massachusetts at 2:30 a.m. at Interstate 90/39 mile marker 165 just north of the Newville exit.
Kot was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle without owner consent, speeding and reckless driving, said a Wisconsin State Patrol spokesperson.
Kot is in custody at the Rock County Jail, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson.
He will be extradited back to Massachusetts to face charges of kidnapping, larceny of a motor vehicle and unarmed robbery, the State Patrol spokesperson said.
The charges stem from an incident Thursday night, when Kot allegedly kidnapped a Balise Honda car salesman during a test drive of a 2010 black Honda Accord.
West Springfield police said Kot refused to turn the car around and continued to drive west on the Massachusetts Pike before dropping the man off at the Stockbridge tollbooth. The salesman was not injured.
Oct 20, 2009 at 9:40 p.m.
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Lynn Wisconsin or Lynn Massachusetts aka Lynn Lynn the city of sin, you never come out like you went in.
Oct 20, 2009 at 1:44 a.m.
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If you're gonna steal a car...don't speed! Glad he wasn't from Lynn!
Oct 17, 2009 at 1:29 a.m.
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I am from just south of Boston. The time it took him sounds about right. I have made the trip from Janesville to there many times. You really don't have to speed much. Or well I should say just go with the flow. The speed will average out.
Oct 16, 2009 at 8:10 p.m.
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Maybe he was heading to the Packer game. Give the guy a break.
Oct 16, 2009 at 5:42 p.m.
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Crazy Massachusetts people.
Oct 16, 2009 at 5:41 p.m.
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Well, Momma, it's almost exactly (!) 1000 miles from the dealership to the interchange where he was stopped. Google Maps estimates 15 hours travel, but it looks like he did it in about 13 or 14 hours -- so he wasn't really going 125 the whole way (or he would have been here in 7 or 8 hours). What a weird thing to happen and I wonder what the explanation is. Glad your son is OK, though.
Oct 16, 2009 at 4:18 p.m.
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Why was the GPS not used on the car or the Blackberry ??
Oct 16, 2009 at 4:16 p.m.
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wait how did he get all the way here
Oct 16, 2009 at 4:15 p.m.
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Great job to the Trooper! Regardless of how much was needed to apprehend this guy, or how much investigative effort was needed, you showed great police presence on a fine traffic stop. The long chases, combative subjects, etc get head lines, but these are the kind of headlines I like to see.
Oct 16, 2009 at 3:40 p.m.
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Make him spend the entire winter shoveling EVERYONE'S sidewalk.
Oct 16, 2009 at 3:19 p.m.
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Was he wearing his seat belt? If not, hit him with that charge too. I'm glad the salesman is OK. They don't get paid enough to deal with knot heads like this guy!
Oct 16, 2009 at 1:09 p.m.
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Is he wearing rug? The eyes do it, Momma glad this all worked out for your family. Great job state patrol
Oct 16, 2009 at 12:47 p.m.
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look at this guy's eyes. SCARY!!!
Oct 16, 2009 at 11:21 a.m.
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Momma,
I'm glad your son is home safe, more than likely rattled, but safe. Thankfully it didn't turn into a more horrific ending.
Oct 16, 2009 at 10:45 a.m.
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Great Job! How did this guy make it all the way to Janesville going 125 miles an hour all the way from Springfield ma....where were the state highway troopers in all of those other states and counties, including Ma???? My son is the one kidnapped. He had to jump out of the car while it was going through the toll booths..he was not let out. He's home safe now, thank God! Balise Honda better give him a really big bonus and pay for the blackberry phone the kidnapper stole from him. Thank you WSP for catching this guy before he killed someone!
Oct 16, 2009 at 10:35 a.m.
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I have been scared a couple times. they go off to remote area and ask " seems weird we would go this way huh"? WELL YES now that you mention it!!!
Glad salesguy is okay. We are supposed to go on test drives ALL the time. I have refused a couple times cause of creepy people. Take the car we have insurance. But the insurance people want you to be with the car all the time. I see the ins people have no regard for our lives just their precious money!!WELL that doesnt always work now does it????!!!
Oct 16, 2009 at 9:18 a.m.
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Great Job!!
Oct 16, 2009 at 8:54 a.m.
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Good job WSP.
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