A star of the History Channel reality show Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads has allegedly kidnapped, beaten and threatened to kill a prostitute.

But Tim Zickuhr's reported plan to extort $1000 from the prostitute – who works under the name of "Snow White" – fell apart when he unwittingly demanded his ransom from a police officer.

Charged ... Tim Zickuhr in Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads in 2011.

American media revealed this morning that Zickuhr was charged with kidnapping, extortion and coercion on December 19. He also allegedly forced Snow White (real name: Lisa Cadeau) to jump out of a second story window, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Gossip website TMZ reports that Zickuhr gave Cadeau his ATM card to withdraw money to pay for the sex acts she performed on him, then accused her of taking too much.