Manhunt: Flomaton Man Charged With Kidnapping Ex-Girlfriend

March 6, 2017

A Flomaton kidnapping suspect that reportedly threatened his victim with a machete was taken into custody late Sunday afternoon after a day-long manhunt.

About 1:33 Sunday morning, the Flomaton Police Department received a 911 call from a woman  who stated that Thomas Cofield had broken into her daughter’s home and had threatened her daughter with a machete. Cofield was the ex-boyfriend of the victim.

When officers arrived at the home, they could not locate the victim or Cofield. Officers checked the area and called for a K-9 tracking team to search for Cofield and the Victim. Neither could be located but were believed to be on foot in the area.

Officers from different agencies searched multiple homes over a period of several hours for the two. At approximately 10:13 a.m., officers located the victim off of Highway 113, where she had been allegedly held against her will for several hours. She was reportedly visibly shaken, but not injured.

Cofield had already fled on foot.  The K-9 tracking team tracked him from the area of Wiley Drive in Flomaton to the area of Pecan Grove Trailer Park area on Highway 113.

After searching the area for several hours, law enforcement determined that Cofield had likely been picked up by someone in a vehicle. Officers searched several additional locations for Cofield as they received tips.

At 4:53 p.m., a family member brought Cofield to meet with officers to turn himself in.

Cofield was taken in custody without incident.  It was later learned that Cofield was able to catch a ride from Highway 113 into Florida.

Coefield was charged with attempted domestic violence, kidnapping, burglary in the first and second degree and domestic violence in the third degree. He was booked into the Escambia County (AL) Detention Center in Brewton.

This case remains under investigation and more arrests could be forthcoming.

Multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in the hunt for Cofield, including the Flomaton Police Department, Escambia County (AL) Sheriff’s Department, Escambia County (FL) Sheriff’s Office, Escambia County Road Prison K-9’s, and the Alabama Department of Corrections K-9’s.

Comments

4 Responses to “Manhunt: Flomaton Man Charged With Kidnapping Ex-Girlfriend”

  1. Jim on March 7th, 2017 9:28 am

    Dude. There’s a reason she chose to be the ex-. Let it go, pay your dues and move on.

  2. Allen cofield on March 6th, 2017 12:25 pm

    what happen to my dad, pray for him

  3. A.W Thompson on March 6th, 2017 10:33 am

    Prayers going up for Cofield and his family.Sometime jail can help a person save themself.I can say knowing Thomas since childhood he was never nothing but easy going and polite.This proves the point ‘That the devil don’t take a day off’.

  4. Ellenb on March 6th, 2017 6:01 am

    What happened to Thomas? He was always so quiet. Praying for the victim & him.

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