Trucker Stopped In Moorhead Accused Of Kidnapping

MOORHEAD (AP) - A truck driver from Utah is accused of holding a 19-year-old relative against her will while the two traveled across country.

The 53-year-old man from Salt Lake City was arrested last week at a truck scale outside of Moorhead, Minn.

A Minnesota state trooper discovered a Florida warrant for the man's arrest. The man was charged in Clay County court with kidnapping, false imprisonment and domestic abuse.

Prosecutor Brian Melton says the woman was held captive for seven months while she traveled with the man.

The woman, who was in the truck, asked to be taken to a Moorhead homeless shelter.

Unconditional bail for the man was set at $1 million. He remained in jail Monday.

The Associated Press is not naming the man to avoid identifying the woman.