Opinion ID: 2122312
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: The Reverse -Spreigl Incident

Text: According to police reports, Flowers escaped from the Minnehaha County Jail in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on May 1, 2001. At approximately 10:20 p.m. that evening, M.K. left work and walked to a parking lot. As she unlocked the door to her vehicle, a man ran at her getting an elbow into the door and stopping her from closing it. M.K. struggled, and Flowers pulled a knife, threatening to kill M.K. if she did not move over. M.K. complied. Flowers tied M.K.'s hands together and tied her hands to his leg with strips of bed sheet. With M.K. in the car, Flowers began to drive M.K.'s vehicle. Flowers asked M.K. if she had any money and took about $60 or $70 from her. Driving away from the parking lot, Flowers told M.K. she did not need to be afraid of him. M.K. responded that she was afraid of Flowers because he had a knife. Flowers later bent the knife and threw it out the car window. Eventually, Flowers drove south on Interstate 29 toward Sioux City, Iowa. When Flowers and M.K. arrived in Sioux City, Flowers made a call at a gas station pay phone. He then drove around town, observing several different homes. He stopped at one home, tied M.K. to the seat of the vehicle, and walked to the rear of the home. Five minutes later, Flowers returned and warned M.K. not to look in the rearview mirror. As a light blue vehicle pulled up next to M.K.'s vehicle, M.K. glanced over; Flowers became upset and yelled at her. M.K. feared she was going to be shot or killed. Shortly after this exchange, Flowers stopped, got out of the car, and ordered M.K. to drive one block, take a left, go seven blocks, and then get on the interstate to travel back to Sioux Falls. Eventually, the police apprehended Flowers on June 1, 2001, and Flowers pleaded guilty to the kidnap and robbery.