Woman abducted, deputies ask for help

TAMPA -- An armed Tampa man has kidnapped his ex-girlfriend, according to deputies, and now investigators are seeking the public's help in locating both of them.

Otano Anton Leggett, 29, left, arrived at his ex-girlfriend's house at 934 Lakewood Ave. at about 5 p.m. today, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. Danielle Perez, 24, argued with her ex-boyfriend before she was taken against her will, according to a witness.

Perez's uncle, Louis Miranda, 52, told deputies he was in another room when he overheard Leggett demanding money from Perez. Miranda said he tried to intervene. When he came into the room, he saw his niece with a bloody nose. Leggett struck Miranda and fell to the floor, Carter said.

Armed with a knife, Leggett took Perez against her will, leaving in her bronze Kia Rio with Florida tag S989MK, Carter said.

Leggett is described as black, 5-foot-11, 220 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue pullover shirt and red, white and blue shorts. Warrants have been issued for Leggett on two counts of domestic battery, one count of aggravated assault and one count of false imprisonment.

An arrest report shows Leggett was arrested at the same address in June and charged with false imprisonment. The arrest record shows he was also armed with a knife during that incident.

Anyone with information about either Perez or Leggett is asked to call Hillsborough Sheriff's Office at (813) 247-8200 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-873-8477.

--By Rebecca Catalanello, Times staff writer