\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore than a week after a 23-year-old Philadelphia woman went missing, a man has been arrested and charged with her kidnapping \u2013 as well as the kidnapping of another woman earlier this year in what police call part of a \u201cpattern.\u201dSuspect Keon King, 21, was arrested Tuesday night and also faces a charge of recklessly endangering another person and use of a communication facility, meaning his phone, in the disappearance of Kada Scott, prosecutors said. Meanwhile, authorities are continuing their search for Scott, who was last seen at her workplace on the night of October 4.\u201cI just need her to come home and be safe. That\u2019s what I fear \u2013 she\u2019s not safe,\u201d Scott\u2019s mother, Kim Matthews, told WPVI last week.Tracking phone communications led police to King, Assistant District Attorney Ashley Toczylowski said at a news conference Wednesday morning.\u201cMr. King is the last person, we believe, to be in contact with her and that he was in contact with her when she went offline,\u201d Toczylowski said.When the district attorney\u2019s office joined the investigation into Scott\u2019s kidnapping, prosecutors learned King was charged earlier this year in a case involving accusations of strangulation and kidnapping, Toczylowski said.In that case, King allegedly kidnapped a woman in front of her house, threw her in a car, assaulted her and eventually let her out of the car, Toczylowski said. The case is \u201cdomestic in nature\u201d as King and the victim knew each other, she added.Charges in that case were withdrawn by the Philadelphia District Attorney\u2019s Office in May because a witness failed to appear in court, Toczylowski said. The office has refiled those charges and King is expected to face preliminary hearings in both kidnapping cases in the coming months, she said.Video evidence from the alleged incident earlier this year will be played at the preliminary hearing, according to Toczylowski.CNN is working to determine whether King has retained an attorney.\u201cHe\u2019s being really charged with two cases today,\u201d Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said Wednesday.\u201cThis is a pattern of behavior,\u201d Vanore added.The Philadelphia Police Department\u2019s homicide division is leading the investigation into Scott\u2019s disappearance with assistance from the FBI\u2019s Violent Crime Task Force.\u201cThe number one priority is locating Ms. Scott,\u201d Philadelphia Police First Deputy Commissioner John Stanford said at the news conference Wednesday.Tips from the public lead investigators to key evidenceScott\u2019s family is desperately waiting for answers and urging anyone with information relating to the case to come forward.\u201cYou never know what little, small, minuscule information may apply to the big picture, the puzzle that might get Kada home,\u201d her father, Kevin Scott, told WPVI this week.During Wednesday\u2019s news conference, police asked for the public\u2019s help in locating a gold 1999 Toyota Camry believed to be linked to King. The same afternoon, they received a tip that led them to the car in an apartment complex parking lot, WPVI reported.Authorities believe Scott may have been in the car at some point. The vehicle has been tracked in multiple locations across the city, officials said Wednesday. The car will be searched after authorities obtain a search warrant, WPVI reported.\u201cWe are still treating this as if Ms. Scott is still alive, and that\u2019s why we want the public\u2019s health in trying to locate every single piece of this,\u201d Stanford said.Another tip received after the news conference led investigators to an abandoned school, where they found at least two of Scott\u2019s belongings, KYW reported.\u201cThis is some of the most concrete, physical evidence that we have found since Ms. Scott has gone missing,\u201d Sgt. Eric Gripp with the Philadelphia Police Department told KYW.Before her disappearance, Scott was in contact with King, who met with her shortly after she left her workplace, police said, citing video and digital evidence. She left her car at work about 20 minutes after she first arrived there and disconnected thereafter, authorities said.\u201cWe need to find Ms. Scott, figure out where she is, what may have happened to her to cause her to completely disappear from all her items, her phone, her Instagram, social media sites and everywhere else,\u201d Vanore said.What relationship King and Scott had and how long they knew each other is under investigation, Toczylowski said.\u201cObviously, they had a connection. They\u2019re going back and forth and they\u2019ve known each other for a short time but I don\u2019t know how long,\u201d Vanore said.Authorities have been tracking several phone numbers involved in Scott\u2019s case and investigating whether any other individuals were involved with the kidnapping. \u201cAll roads at this point lead to\u201d King and \u201cthat\u2019s what we\u2019re hoping leads us to\u201d Scott, Toczylowski said.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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More than a week after a 23-year-old Philadelphia woman went missing, a man has been arrested and charged with her kidnapping \u2013 as well as the kidnapping of another woman earlier this year in what police call part of a \u201cpattern.\u201d<\/p>\n
Suspect Keon King, 21, was arrested Tuesday night and also faces a charge of recklessly endangering another person and use of a communication facility, meaning his phone, in the disappearance of Kada Scott, prosecutors said. Meanwhile, authorities are continuing their search for Scott, who was last seen at her workplace on the night of October 4.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just need her to come home and be safe. That\u2019s what I fear \u2013 she\u2019s not safe,\u201d Scott\u2019s mother, Kim Matthews, told WPVI<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n Tracking phone communications led police to King, Assistant District Attorney Ashley Toczylowski said at a news conference Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n \u201cMr. King is the last person, we believe, to be in contact with her and that he was in contact with her when she went offline,\u201d Toczylowski said.<\/p>\n When the district attorney\u2019s office joined the investigation into Scott\u2019s kidnapping, prosecutors learned King was charged earlier this year in a case involving accusations of strangulation and kidnapping, Toczylowski said.<\/p>\n In that case, King allegedly kidnapped a woman in front of her house, threw her in a car, assaulted her and eventually let her out of the car, Toczylowski said. The case is \u201cdomestic in nature\u201d as King and the victim knew each other, she added.<\/p>\n Charges in that case were withdrawn by the Philadelphia District Attorney\u2019s Office in May because a witness failed to appear in court, Toczylowski said. The office has refiled those charges and King is expected to face preliminary hearings in both kidnapping cases in the coming months, she said.<\/p>\n Video evidence from the alleged incident earlier this year will be played at the preliminary hearing, according to Toczylowski.<\/p>\n CNN is working to determine whether King has retained an attorney.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s being really charged with two cases today,\u201d Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said Wednesday.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a pattern of behavior,\u201d Vanore added.<\/p>\n The Philadelphia Police Department\u2019s homicide division is leading the investigation into Scott\u2019s disappearance with assistance from the FBI\u2019s Violent Crime Task Force.<\/p>\n \u201cThe number one priority is locating Ms. Scott,\u201d Philadelphia Police First Deputy Commissioner John Stanford said at the news conference Wednesday.<\/p>\n Tips from the public lead investigators to key evidence<\/p>\n Scott\u2019s family is desperately waiting for answers and urging anyone with information relating to the case to come forward.<\/p>\n \u201cYou never know what little, small, minuscule information may apply to the big picture, the puzzle that might get Kada home,\u201d her father, Kevin Scott, told WPVI<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n During Wednesday\u2019s news conference, police asked for the public\u2019s help in locating a gold 1999 Toyota Camry believed to be linked to King. The same afternoon, they received a tip that led them to the car in an apartment complex parking lot, WPVI<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n Authorities believe Scott may have been in the car at some point. The vehicle has been tracked in multiple locations across the city, officials said Wednesday. The car will be searched after authorities obtain a search warrant, WPVI reported.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are still treating this as if Ms. Scott is still alive, and that\u2019s why we want the public\u2019s health in trying to locate every single piece of this,\u201d Stanford said.<\/p>\n