Woman leaps from balcony to escape kidnapping after horrific cross-country ordeal: officials

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Floyd Stuck is accused of binding his ex-girlfriend with zip ties and duct tape and threatening her family during what authorities described as a three-week "road trip from hell." (Credit: X/@SheriffLeeFL). A Florida woman escaped a terrifying three-week kidnapping ordeal after allegedly being held captive and driven across the country by her ex-boyfriend, eventually leaping from a California balcony to save her life, authorities said Thursday. Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno announced Thursday that 41-year-old Floyd Stuck was arrested on charges including kidnapping, aggravated stalking, installing a tracking device without consent and fleeing and eluding law enforcement after authorities uncovered what they described as a violent, coast-to-coast abduction that began in Southwest Florida. The investigation began Tuesday when the victim contacted