Woman believed to be kidnapped in Dexter found safe

12:30 PM, Jan 12, 2012   |    comments
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DEXTER, Minn. -- Authorities say they have located a woman who was believed to be kidnapped by her estranged boyfriend from a gas station in Mower County.

The search for 22-year-old Jessica Piland was called off shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday when the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) reported she was found safe. 

Investigators say Piland went to meet her ex-boyfriend at the Lake Geo Travel Plaza on Main Street in Dexter around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday.

A friend drove Piland to the Travel Plaza. The friend says the ex-boyfriend grabbed and pushed Piland into his car and sped away.

The BCA has not said where Piland was found, or if the ex-boyfriend faces any criminal charges.

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