A Coon Rapids man remains in custody at the Shelby County Jail on two felony counts of kidnapping and burglary. On Sept. 13, 24-year-old Troy Howard Smouse Jr. was taken into custody by the Audubon Police Department for an incident that occurred on July 14, where Smouse allegedly entered the victim’s home without her knowledge or permission, carrying the victim against her will into the living room and forcing her to engage in sex acts with him. Smouse was also reported to block the doorways of both the victim’s bedroom and bathroom when she was present in that room, making her unable to get away from him. Smouse is being charged with kidnapping in the first degree, a class A felony, and burglary in the first degree, a class B felony. His arraignment hearing has been scheduled for Oct. 14. The class A felony alone carries a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole.
