Man sues former hostages, says they broke promise

[Hum]

TOPEKA, KS (AP) ? Can there be no trust between a kidnapper and his hostages? :huh:

A man who held a Kansas couple hostage in their home while fleeing from authorities is suing them, claiming they broke an oral contract made when he promised them money in exchange for hiding him from police. The couple has asked a judge to dismiss the suit.

Jesse Dimmick of suburban Denver is serving an 11-year sentence after bursting into Jared and Lindsay Rowley's Topeka-area home in September 2009. He was wanted for questioning in the beating death of a Colorado man and a chase had begun in in Geary County.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reported that Dimmick filed a breach of contract suit in Shawnee County District Court, in response to a suit the Rowleys filed in September seeking $75,000 from him for intruding in their home and causing emotional stress.

Dimmick contends he told the couple he was being chased by someone, most likely the police, who wanted to kill him.

"I, the defendant, asked the Rowleys to hide me because I feared for my life. I offered the Rowleys an unspecified amount of money which they agreed upon, therefore forging a legally binding oral contract," Dimmick said in his hand-written court documents. He wants $235,000, in part to pay for the hospital bills that resulted from him being shot by police when they arrested him.

Neighbors have said the couple fed Dimmick snacks and watched movies with him until he fell asleep and they were able to escape their home unharmed.

Dimmick was convicted in May 2010 of four felonies, including two counts of kidnapping. He was sentenced to 10 years and 11 months on those charges.

from: The Topeka Capital-Journal, http://www.cjonline.com

[Olly-]

This is a joke, right? :o

[thechronic]

Neighbors have said the couple fed Dimmick snacks and watched movies with him until he fell asleep

Just another cosy night in with my kidnapper lol

[Muhammad Farrukh]

He sure does seem to have a point :)

[Hum]

If you can't trust a killer, who can you trust ... :laugh:

[+LogicalApex MVC]

Comical. But I guess both suits are stupid. Do they really expect to be able to make him pay them $75K for emotional distress?

[Rohdekill]

This will never fly. No "legal" contract, be it oral or written, is accepted when a party is forced or threatened into agreement. He broke into their house - the family obviously felt threatened.

Otherwise, I could be a billionaire today by selecting a few random people and say "here, sign this agreement to pay me 100 million dollars and I won't put a bullet through your head".

[Hum]

^ That's pretty much what the governments do. :laugh: