Document: Money was motive in Scott County kidnapping

SIKESTON, Mo. -- A dispute over money was the apparent motive for a weekend kidnapping in Scott County, according to court documents.

A probable-cause affidavit in the case, obtained Monday, said the victim was taken from his home and beaten Friday night. One of the three suspects stuck a pistol in the victim's mouth and threatened to kill the victim if he didn't give the suspect "his money," the affidavit said.

Three people were charged in the case: Ashley A. Ivie, 20, of Sikeston; Andrew T. Robinett, 26, of Sikeston; and Bryce A. Western, 18, of Sikeston. They were charged with assault, kidnapping, felonious restraint and unlawful use of a weapon.

Scott County Sheriff's Department deputy Jeff Schmitt wrote in the affidavit that Western and Robinett grabbed the victim while he was outside his Sikeston home and forced him into a car driven by Ivie. The three suspects then took the victim to Ivie's residence and beat him and threatened him with a camouflage pistol, Schmitt wrote. The victim convinced his alleged attackers to take him back home, where he had money, and locked them outside the house, the affidavit said.

The victim said his mother came home before the suspects left, and she tried to block them in the driveway, Schmitt wrote, but they got away.

Bryce Western

No lawyer was listed in online court records for Ivie, Robinett or Western. All three remained in jail Monday.

Pertinent address:

Sikeston, MO