A deputy with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Arizona has been arrested and fired for kidnapping a woman.
The Tucson Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital that Travis Reynolds, 22, was arrested on a kidnapping charge on Thursday, March 26.
Reynolds is accused of holding a woman against her will in his patrol car and showing her explicit videos.
He appeared at a bond hearing on Friday, and the judge set his bond at $200,000.
During the hearing, the state prosecutor told the judge the victim is afraid of Reynolds due to the “power dynamic between him and the victim.” The state also said he may have committed a similar incident before.
Reynolds was transporting a female to jail when he parked outside the jail and told her she was “hot”.
While she was still handcuffed, they shared a vape pen and he told her he could help with her case.
When she asked him how, Reynolds said he wouldn’t go to court. He also suggested they could go to a hotel and have sex.
The woman said she asked to be taken inside the jail, but Reynolds refused.
The woman watched other deputies going into the jail with their detainees. She wondered why it was taking so long for Reynolds to take her into the jail.
She said Reynolds showed her explicit videos on his cell phone and asked her to show him her breasts. She complied by lifting her shirt to expose her bra. He then removed her from the patrol car and took her inside the jail.
Video surveillance from the Pima County Jail confirmed parts of her story.
“The Tucson Police Department notified the Pima County Sheriff’s Department of the arrest, and the employee was terminated,” the Tucson police said in a statement.
Police added the investigation “is still active and ongoing.”
Internet sleuths who have been following the Nancy Guthrie missing person case noted the similarities between Reynolds and the masked suspect seen in images from Guthrie’s doorbell camera the night she vanished.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is investigating Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.
She has been missing since February 1, and is feared deceased.
Reynolds’ next court appearance is a preliminary hearing on April 6.
