Woman reportedly kidnapped in Arapahoe County found alive in Wheat Ridge

BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A 43-year-old woman who was reportedly kidnapped in Arapahoe County was found alive in Wheat Ridge with minor injuries, and the man suspected of abducting her has been arrested following an overnight stando with SWAT, the Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce announced.

Suspected of kidnapping his exgirlfriend, Lance Foster, 43, faces felony charges of kidnapping, assault, robbery, “and other possible charges,” the sheri ’s o ce said. As of July 26, he is under police custody in a local hospital.

e kidnapping allegedly happened the evening of July 25. Police responded to reports of a disturbance in the 26000 block of East Quincy Avenue around 5:45 p.m., according to the sheri ’s o ce news release.

Once on the scene, deputies determined a woman, Jessica Meise, had allegedly been “forcibly abducted” by her ex-boyfriend, Foster, the sheri ’s o ce said.

Foster allegedly ed the area with Meise in a black Lincoln MKZ sedan and it was unknown if he was armed, resulting in the issuance of a metro-wide “be on the lookout” alert, per the release. e Colorado Bureau of Investigation shared an endangered missing person alert via Facebook on July 25 that said Meise was last seen being forced into the vehicle.

Around 10 p.m., investigators received information that Meise and Foster were in an apartment in the 10200 block of 44th Avenue in Wheat Ridge, according to the release. e apartment is reportedly owned by a relative of Foster.

Investigators allegedly located Foster’s car while checking the area.

“While deputies negotiated with Foster, he agreed to release the victim. She con rmed to deputies she had been kidnapped and was being held against her will,” the sheri ’s o ce said in the release. “She was transported to a local hospital for evaluation.”

In an email, Arapahoe County Sheri ’s O ce Public Information O cer Ginger Delgado said Meise was released from the hospital the morning of July 26.

“She su ered minor injuries