abduction · Stark County, Ohio

What happened after Jamie Triplett abducted a woman in Stark County, Ohio?

What happened?

Jamie Triplett was sentenced to three years and six months for the September 2025 abduction incident, which was ordered to run consecutively to the remainder of a 2012 rape and kidnapping sentence he violated, totaling approximately 9 years and 9 months in prison.

Convicted or liable

Last checked: Jun 13, 2026
Sources: WKYC; WKYC

Timeline

  1. Jamie Triplett was convicted of rape and kidnapping, sentenced to 20 years, and served 13 years and nine months before being granted judicial release earlier in 2025.

  2. Jamie Triplett abducted Kayla Marie Giltz at knifepoint from the Rodeway Inn on Sunset Strip Ave. NW in Jackson Township, Ohio, around 6:23 p.m.

  3. Kayla Marie Giltz was found unharmed the next morning at the Perry Inn in Perry Township, and Jamie Triplett was arrested by the Jackson Township Police Department.

  4. Triplett was indicted on 10 counts and entered a not guilty plea before Judge Hartnett in Stark County Common Pleas Court.

  5. Triplett was found guilty of tampering with evidence, disrupting public services, aggravated menacing, and two counts of criminal damaging or endangering.

  6. Jamie Triplett was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for the 2025 incident, to run consecutively to the remaining six years and three months of his 2012 sentence, totaling approximately 9 years and 9 months.

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