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Lafayette Police Department
Alexis Carol, left, and John Baerthlein.Lafayette police announced on Thursday evening that a man accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend from The Peaks at Old Laramie Trail assisted living center on Wednesday has been captured in Nevada.
Cmdr. Brian Rosipajla said that John Baerthlein, 75, was arrested at a Best Western motel in Elko, Nev., and his ex-girlfriend, Alexis Carol, 67, has been placed in protective custody.
Carol suffers from dementia, and Baerthlein is alleged to have removed her from the facility on Wednesday afternoon although he doesn’t have power of attorney over her.
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