"He put his hand through the window, unlocked the door, and came on in," the vicitm's mother told Memphis CBS affiliate WREG of how the alleged kidnapper gained access to her daughter's room.

“He put his hand through the window ... as the man standing outside the apartment. Jeremiah Smith was taken into custody on December 27 and charged with Aggravated Kidnapping.

Court documents say he made another escape attempt on November 8, 2024, shortly after being found guilty of the kidnapping charges. He allegedly threw a mop bucket wheel against a jail pod window ...