SCOTTDALE, Pa. —

A woman is missing after police say she had been kidnapped earlier in the week by a man in Westmoreland County.

Lydia Nelson (Prince) told police her husband, Shawn Prince, 29, kidnapped her Monday morning and threatened to cut her friend's child's throat if she did not go with him. Advertisement

“Allegedly, the actor, Mr. Prince, had taken Lydia from the house against her will,” Scottdale Police Chief Michael Whipkey said. “He took her to a rural area. We’re unsure where, at this point. [nelson], allegedly, had a gun put to her head and was not allowed to leave.”

She said Prince then drove to a wooded area and held her at gunpoint overnight. The next day, he allegedly made her drive the car, then dozed off.

“As he drove from that unknown location, he started to get

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