An early morning attempted kidnapping was foiled Sunday and a knife-wielding assailant has been arrested. At about 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Coeur d’Alene Police officers responded to the Coeur d’Alene Press, 215 N. 2nd St., for a reported kidnapping/attempted rape that had just occurred. The 27-year-old female victim inside the building said she arrived to work at 5:25. Moments later, Jason A. Edwards, 44, a dock worker for the Press, came into the building and told her that her friend was waiting to talk to her outside. The victim was alone in the office at the time. The victim said she followed Edwards outside and her friend was not there. She said Edwards put his arm around her, verbally threatened her, and held a knife at her stomach area. He started walking her to his van about 200 yards away. Once they were at the van he tried to open the door, and the victim struggled to gain control of the knife. She was able to break free and take the knife from him/Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.