Texas Rapper Accused of Kidnapping Woman, Holding Her Captive for 4 Years in His Garage

Mar. 15, 2025

Lee Carter.Photo:Houston Police Dept.

Houston Police Dept.

Lee Carter, 52, was arrested on Thursday, nearly nine months after police responded to a Houston, Texas home after the victim contacted 911, according to Harris County court records.

The victim, identified as Verenice Lopez Rivera in a criminal complaint, claimed she met Carter about four or five years ago when she was panhandling in Houston, Texas. Carter allegedly gave her $1 before offering to help her as she was pregnant, according to the complaint.

When she accepted his offer, he allegedly drove her to his home and locked her up in his garage – starting off years of alleged abuse, including forcing her to take drugs and have sex with him, the complaint states.

It wasn’t immediately clear from the complaint what became of her pregnancy. When responding to the April 911 call, authorities found the garage with a “makeshift toilet that did not flush,” a mattress “covered with fresh vomit” and a shelf with diapers, among other items, the complaint states.

He also allegedly threatened her with physical assault when she begged him to let her go, and often forced her to take drugs, including cocaine, which made her “physically unable to leave the location,” according to the complaint.

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The neighbor, Jedediah Beights, told authorities at the time that Carter had allegedly told him that he had residences around Texas where he “kept women” and that the women he kept locked inside were “ungrateful” because they wanted “more food and drugs,” according to the complaint.

Beights also claimed to authorities that even though he suspected there was some potential “human trafficking deal” or pornographic activities taking place inside Carter’s residence, he assumed authorities would look into it, according to the complaint.

Carter is being held on $100,000 bond, court records show. Carter will be pleading not guilty, his attorney George Powell tells PEOPLE.

source: people.com