Ex-Caretaker Faces Kidnap Charge

A man already accused of assaulting a woman he used to care for now is accused of kidnapping her from the Coeur d’Alene Casino, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department. John M. Costa, 47, of Chewelah, is due in Kootenai County District Court this afternoon after he was arrested Saturday about 4:20 p.m. on suspicion of first-degree kidnapping. He’s accused of kidnapping a 49-year-old woman he used to care for from the Coeur d’Alene Casino, then taking her to a hotel in Plummer to try to persuade her to drop battery charges against him in Washington, according to the Sheriff’s Department/ Meghann M. Cuniff , Sirens & Gavels. More here .