Robberies Michigan

During what authorities say was a two-month odyssey of rape, armed robbery, kidnaping and general brutality, Timothy Daniel Shue, 38, was essentially a small-town criminal. The parolee from Cadillac, Mich.--who was finally arrested last week on suspicion of abducting and raping a Val Verde real estate agent--allegedly chose tiny towns and out-of-the-way places to commit a series of crimes that spanned half a continent.

A man arrested in Utah who is suspected of kidnaping and sexually assaulting a Val Verde real estate agent has been transported to Los Angeles, where a federal grand jury is expected to hear accusations against him next week, officials said Thursday. Timothy Daniel Shue, 38, is in federal custody without bail while prosecutors assemble their case and try to secure an indictment from the grand jury, said Assistant U.S. Atty. Debra Yang.