Waverly Resident Charged in Chemung Kidnapping

A Waverly resident is among four people charged with kidnapping in an incident in Chemung County.

New York State Police say they got a report of a kidnapping in progress involving a vehicle on Interstate 86 in Horseheads June 6 and Chemung County Sheriff’s Deputies located the vehicle nearby on Wygant Road.

New York State Police, Sheriff’s Deputies, and Village of Horseheads Police responded and searched two vehicles.

21-year old Taren Klumpe of Waverly is charged with kidnapping.

22-year-old Brandon Measheaw of Chemung is charged with kidnapping, robbery, five felony counts of criminal possession of a weapon and one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance.

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20-year-old Joseph Mahood of Elmira is charged with one count each of kidnapping and robbery and three counts of criminal possession of a weapon and 19-year-old Nicholas Gunderman of Chemung is charged with one count each of kidnapping, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a controlled substance.

State Police say the victim was located safe and declined medical treatment.

All four suspects were sent to the Chemung County Jail on $75,000 bail.