A missing St. Clair County woman has been located and the man believed responsible for her kidnapping is in custody. According to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office, 52 year old Gabriel Charles Wagner is accused of forcing his estranged wife into his vehicle during the early morning hours Wednesday at her home on Pointe Drive in East China Township. He is also believed to have assaulted a 47 year old male who was at the residence at the time of the incident.
Authorities responded to the suspect’s home in St. Clair Shores but Wagner was not found. Later on Wednesday, authorities located Wagner and his estranged wife at a hotel room in Findlay, Ohio. Police from the Findlay Police Department engaged in a standoff with the suspect and his estranged wife. According to authorities in Ohio, that standoff ended around 9pm last night and ended with the suspect being taken into custody. The woman is reported to be safe and underwent a medical evaluation as a precaution. Wagner is expected to face charges including unlawful imprisonment, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, and aggravated domestic violence.
