22-year-old Tanner Fields of Jabez, KY was arrested on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 by the RCSO for Kidnapping a Minor.
Reportedly, Fields was living in Letcher County, KY at the time of the incident when he allegedly picked up a 16-year-old girl from Harlan County, KY. According to the arrest warrant, Fields sent threatening messages to the victim’s family, claiming he would kill the girl if they did not send him money.
Fields was arrested at a residence in Jabez, KY on Tuesday afternoon and lodged in the Russell County Detention Center.
