Oct. 15 (UPI) — A Philadelphia man has been charged with kidnapping 23-year-old Kada Scott, who remains missing.
On Wednesday, authorities announced that Keon King, 21, surrendered to Philadelphia police Tuesday and was accused in Scott’s alleged kidnapping.
Scott disappeared October 4 and has not been seen since.
She had been working an overnight shift at the Terrace, Pa., nursing facility on East Abington Avenue.
Scott’s family said she was last seen before 10 p.m. the night she left her home along the 8300 block of Rodney Street.
But according to police, Scott never finished her shift.
Officials say a tip was received and evidence then found at the abandoned Ada H. Lewis Middle School on Ardleigh Street in Philadelphia.
Meanwhile, police still are looking for King’s vehicle, identified as a gold 1999 Toyota Camry with front-end damage on its left front bumper.
The Toyota’s license had a Pennsylvania plate that reads: MSX-0797. However, police officials also are concerned the plate may have been removed or switched.
It was spotted in a number of neighborhoods in and around Southwest Philadelphia, which historically is known to have a higher crime rather than the rest of the city.
King has an extensive criminal background.
Police said earlier that King was charged earlier in the year with kidnapping another woman, but the case was dismissed when the alleged victim failed to show in court. Investigators characterized it as a “domestic” incident.
Meanwhile, police say any person with information on Scott’s whereabouts or anyone who may have been victimized by King in the past are being urged to call Philadelphia Police at 215-686-TIPS (8477).