A kidnapping victim escaped out of the trunk of her alleged captor’s car at an Alabama gas station Monday night, and police took the suspect into custody Tuesday, authorities said.
WFSA reports that Chilton County Police took Timothy Jabbar Wyatt, 36, into custody Tuesday night after they found him asleep inside an old trade school building.
The woman, who is not identified, broke free from her alleged captor’s trunk Monday night after he allegedly broke into her home, strangled her, and demanded she give him money before shoving her into the trunk of his blue Ford Taurus, the Daily Mail reported.
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Wyatt is accused of taking his victim from her Autauga County home early Monday morning, binding her hands, and then holding her captive in his trunk.
The surveillance video showed the victim popping the trunk while her alleged captor stopped at a gas station in Clanton, leaving his vehicle unattended.
The woman climbed out of the trunk and ran inside the gas station, according to the video. Wyatt, noticing his victim inside the store, headed for his car, and fled the area.