Tejay Baugh jailed for six years for 'cruel' abduction

Baugh forced the victim to cooperate by using threats like "we know where your parents live"

A man who kidnapped a 19-year-old woman and "cruelly" held her to ransom has been jailed for six years.

Tejay Baugh, 26, Lidding Road, Harrow, was sentenced at Gloucestershire Crown Court on Wednesday.

On 31 October 2023, he and two masked accomplices bundled her into a car outside her house, before using her phone to try and extort money from her wealthy boyfriend.

Police were called, leading to a high-speed chase along the M4 in Wiltshire.

In a police interview, Baugh confirmed he knew the man they were trying to extort and claimed to his accomplices that he was owed money.

He stated that his friends had offered to take him to the victim's address in Cirencester, and he had accepted.

Police chase

Prosecutor Giles Nelson said the "petrified" victim's housemate witnessed the abduction and ran out with a baseball bat, but failed to stop the car speeding off.

Police were called immediately and with the car's registration and the woman's phone number they were able to track the vehicle.

The group attempted to flee to London and reached speeds of 144mph as they were pursued by Wiltshire police along the M4.

They stopped near the Vodafone HQ in Newbury, where the woman managed to escape from the car and flee.

The court was told that Baugh was arrested at his home address in Harrow in London where he was found hiding under his bed with his mobile phone.

'Restraining order'

Jailing him for six years, Judge Rupert Lowe told Baugh: "You and the two others armed yourself with two knives but you didn't use them.

"You and the other two men also kitted yourself up with various disguises and made it look like a professional kidnapping.

"I've read the victim's statement and I can see that this whole incident was a nightmare for her. You've probably traumatised her for the rest of her life," he added.

Lloyd Jenkins, defending, agreed that it was a "most disturbing case".

"It was cruel and involved an innocent 19-year-old girl, but thankfully she was not subjected to any violence during her ordeal and was released unharmed.

"He bitterly regrets his decision that day and expresses his deep remorse," Mr Jenkins added.

The judge also imposed a ten-year restraining order on Baugh, banning him from making any contact with his victim.