A lady who was allegedly kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend in El Monte was launched after a 21-mile freeway pursuit by way of Los Angeles and Orange counties that at one level slowed to a crawl.
In line with the El Monte Police Division, the person confirmed up on the lady’s place of job within the 10300 block of Decrease Azusa Highway simply earlier than 6 p.m. Saturday. The 2 argued earlier than the person allegedly pressured the girl into her automotive, police stated, and drove off with out permitting her to exit. The girl referred to as a good friend, who tracked the automotive by way of the Discover My iPhone app and contacted regulation enforcement.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division helicopter situated the automotive on the 5 Freeway within the space of Commerce and notified California Freeway Patrol.
CHP tried a visitors cease, however the man continued to drive, main regulation enforcement on a chase for greater than 20 miles.
“Spike strips had been utilized to puncture the car’s tires which brought on it to develop into inoperable and yield” close to the 405 Freeway and Westminster Avenue, police stated in an announcement.
However first, a number of regulation enforcement automobiles slowly tailed the car because it inched onward in a slow-speed pursuit, KCAL Information footage confirmed, till the automotive lastly got here to a cease.
The suspect and a girl within the passenger’s seat obtained out of the automotive, video confirmed. The person walked over to the girl and hugged her whereas she spoke into her telephone. He then slowly walked backward towards regulation enforcement with raised arms and surrendered. The girl was not injured, police stated.
The suspect is at a processing facility on $100,000 bail, in response to the Sheriff’s Division.
El Monte police stated that costs of kidnapping and felony evading could be submitted to the Los Angeles County district legal professional’s workplace. Anybody with info is requested to contact the Police Division at (626) 580-2100.