Kidnapping Suspect Arrested

TYLER � Tyler police have taken a kidnapping suspect into custody. Around 6:00 Friday morning a woman told officers she had been grabbed in front of her residence and forced into a vehicle. She identified the suspect as Kelly Jeton key, 43. She said Key took her to a location in north Tyler where he sexually assaulted her and held her against her will for most the night. The woman said she had a past relationship with Key but evidence collected supported that she was held against her will and sexually assaulted.

Officers went to Key�s home on Maplewood Street and found the suspect hiding in a closet. Investigators located crack cocaine on the suspect at the time of arrest. He has been booked into the smith county jail on charges of aggravated kidnapping and possession of a controlled substance.