Kidnap victim tells her story (Mississippi)

SUN HERALD ^ | Jan 23, 2009 | By ROBIN FITZGERALD

[Islander7]

GULFPORT — Jessica LeBlanc said she went to work Thursday with a butcher knife and wished she had had it with her the day before.

LeBlanc, 22, said she is the victim of an alleged kidnapping Wednesday at a law firm on 21st Avenue. LeBlanc said she stabbed her assailant in the back with scissors and stabbed him under the left eye.

“I threw the scissors at him as he ran out the door,” LeBlanc said. “If I hadn’t defended myself, I could be dead or raped.”

Police said Paul William Boykin, a fugitive wanted in St. Paul, Minn., is the man accused of threatening her with bodily harm and holding her against her will.

“It’s the response of concerned citizens that helped our officers find him so quickly,” said Deputy Police Chief Alfred Sexton. “Our officers began questioning businesses around the area and that’s how we were able to locate him on 22nd Street.”

Boykin, 27, is from Gretna, La. (New Orleans area)

LeBlanc said she was alone at work in Doyle Coats’ law office when a man came in looking for an attorney. The man asked to use the bathroom and then asked her to help fix the toilet.

“I wouldn’t go back there,” LeBlanc said. “I texted my husband at 3:16 and said it didn’t feel right. I was scared.”

[Islander7]

Workers at another law firm told the Sun Herald a man who looks like Boykin wrote a note for their attorney and asked an employee for a date. They said the man left and they locked the door.

[Islander7]

[JimSEA]

Someone needs to help this young lady buy a gun and teach her how to use it. She is already good at identifying targets.

[Islander7]

G.R.I.T.S.

Oh! How I love them; them wonderful grits!
In every life and time they just so fine fits.
They got the makings of a firm constitution,
No matter the problems, grits are the solution.


Like the paste on paper that’s stuck on a wall,
Grits hold it all together, yep, it’s true y’all.
Strength like case hardened steel, that’s them,
Can lift you up high or leave you flat on a whim.


Tender and sweet like the blooming magnolia,
What!? Ain’t you heard a word I’ve told ya?
I ain’t talkin’ about the kind for your mouth,
I’m talking ‘bout Girls Raised In The South!


They can ride bareback faster than the wind,
Then strap on a gown that’ll make your head spin.
They can melt a brute’s heart with those “me too eyes”,
And they don’t much cotton to cheaters and lies.


Them kissable lips can “make it better again”
Or shred a man’s ego ‘til it’s razor thin.
Whatever you do, don’t you be such a fool
To believe for minute, that charm ain’t a tool.


Without ’em intolerable dull lives we’d lead,
It sure ain‘t a pleasant thought, no indeed.
Even with twice the huntin’ and fishin’ time,
I won’t part with my grits, I like ’em just fine!


~ Islander7 ~

[lafroste]

Is she getting into trouble admitting the knife? I hope not. There have been more and more stories lately (or so it seems) of dirtbags being sent to a dirtnap. I suspect that this is normal throughout history, and that the unarmed populace of the last 30 years or so is the abberation. Stay armed. It is penicillin to criminal aggression.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

she looks like a nice girl.

a new conservative, ring the bell!

[Islander7]

“...Is she getting into trouble admitting the knife?...”

After what happened to her, she could have nuclear weapons and the folks here would not care.

[donna]

“I texted my husband at 3:16 and said it didn’t feel right. I was scared.”

I wonder how her husband reacted when he got that message.

[2banana]

Black on white crime, move along, doesn’t matter...

[outinyellowdogcountry]

You are an idiot and I don’t believe you are real. I bet you are a far left liberal mole. Get lost!

[Texas Fossil]

“Paul William Boykin, a fugitive wanted in St. Paul, Minn.”

I suspect a jury in Missippi is about like one here in Texas.

Looks like Paul William Boykin is in deep trouble. And I think he will be wishing he was back in Minnesota.

[Old Grumpy]

“LeBlanc said the man wrote a note to her boss, signed his name as Jeff Davis . . . “

Snicker.

[geezerwheezer]

Hey, that is just the way they do things down in the Chocolate City area. Why didn’t she just enjoy his (Paul William Boykin’s) attention and then go on Oprah and confess? (please excuse sarcasm)

[ExTxMarine]

Not so fast! I can see Jesse Jack@$$ down there now.

Reporter: “Don’t you feel sorry for this victim, this young lady?”

Jesse: “Victim? It is OBVIOUS that she instigated the entire situation so that she could attack this poor, innocent man with her knife! She should be in jail!” /sarc off

[DelphiUser]

You are an idiot and I don’t believe you are real. I bet you are a far left liberal mole. Get lost!

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"Where'd who go?" - Top Gun...

Nice call.

[penelopesire]

Love It!! (sending it to hubby...just to ‘remind’ him...lol)

[MustangJessica9]

Hey Islander7, I am the girl that was the victim. I am very much aware on how to use a gun and how to defend myself. Thank you for addressing this matter. However, I am not sure when this will happen to me again, but I will be more prepared next time. THANK YOU!

[Islander7]

Welcome to FRee Republic!

Make yourself at home. You are among some of greatest folks on the planet.

Please do not be a stranger. Visit the forum often.

I have added you to the Mississippi Ping List.

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I am so thankful you were able to fight off this perv. God bless you Little Lady!