{"id":232102,"date":"2026-06-30T20:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/232102\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T20:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:09:14","slug":"man-charged-with-kidnapping-woman-and-3-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/232102\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with kidnapping woman and 3-year-old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE\/WYOU) \u2014 A man has been charged after police say he broke into a Scranton home to kidnap a 3-year-old and a woman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">James Media is facing various charges for allegedly entering a home, assaulting a man, and threatening to kill him unless he allowed Media to kidnap a woman and her 3-year-old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On June 27, the Scranton Police Department was called to the 1300 block of Penn Avenue for a possible kidnapping and assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/man-sentenced-attempted-rape-10-131659512.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Man sentenced for attempted rape of 10-year-old;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Man sentenced for attempted rape of 10-year-old&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Man sentenced for attempted rape of 10-year-old <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Investigators stated Media entered the home during the early morning hours, assaulted a man who lived there, and threatened to kill him unless the woman and her 3-year-old left with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Media then took the victims from the scene against their wishes and dropped them off at a residence in Dickson City, where the two were found safe, officers reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police have charged Media with the following:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was taken to the Lackawanna County Prison for further processing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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