Jessie Dimmick, Former Colo. Kidnapper, Is Suing His Former Hostages For Breach Of Contract

I'll say this much, the dude is certainly creative!

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A Colorado man who is serving a nearly 11-year sentence for kidnapping a newlywed Kansas couple, stealing a vehicle and fleeing from authorities in 2009, is now trying to sue that couple for breach of contract.

In his lawsuit, 25-year-old Jessie Dimmick of Aurora, contends that after breaking into Jared and Lindsay Rowley's Topeka-area home while fleeing police, he and the couple reached a legally binding, oral contract that they would hide him for an unspecified amount of money. Dimmick, who is representing himself, is seeking $235,000.

"As a result of the plaintiffs breech (sic) of contract, I, the defendant suffered a gunshot to my back, which almost killed me. The hospital bills alone are in excess of $160,000, which I have no way to pay," Dimmick wrote in his civil suit filed last month in Shawnee County District Court.

In Sept. 2009, Dimmick was leading authorities in a chase that ended with Dimmick crashing a stolen vehicle in the Rowleys' yard.

He was wanted for questioning about the murder of Colorado man Michael Curtis, who had been found beaten to death in a motel earlier that month.

The Rowleys said that Dimmick held them at knifepoint, and a neighbor told The Topeka Capital-Journal that the young couple were able to gain their kidnapper's trust "by eating Cheetos and drinking Dr. Pepper with him while watching the movie 'Patch Adams.'"

The couple was able to escape unharmed after Dimmick fell asleep only to be awakened by police. While being ordered to lie face down, a Topeka officer's rifle accidentally discharged and shot Dimmick in the back.

Re: Jessie Dimmick, Former Colo. Kidnapper, Is Suing His Former Hostages For Breach Of Contract

At first I thought this was kind of funny, but legally he doesn't have a leg to stand on and it really makes a mockery of our courts that they let suits like this GET this far.

Re: Jessie Dimmick, Former Colo. Kidnapper, Is Suing His Former Hostages For Breach Of Contract

I agree, it definitely doesn't seem like he has much of a case but the thing that struck me odd was that he's suing the couple; why not sue the police - they're the ones who "accidentally" shot him.

I'm not an attorney, but I'd think he'd have more of a case with that, no?

Re: Jessie Dimmick, Former Colo. Kidnapper, Is Suing His Former Hostages For Breach Of Contract

I'm no attorney, but I don't think a contract made while one party is being held hostage by knife-point would be binding

And I also agree, it's weird he's suing the couple & not the police dept...

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Re: Jessie Dimmick, Former Colo. Kidnapper, Is Suing His Former Hostages For Breach Of Contract

It's a shame they are allowing such a "contract" case to be brought to the courts at all.

Obviously the contract is considered invalid because it was made under duress when he held the couple at knife point.

This guy is full of crazy.