2 men arrested in Tacoma who police suspect kidnapped woman
Two men were arrested early Thursday morning in Tacoma on suspicion of kidnapping a woman and holding her for days. The woman escaped Wednesday night and called police, who arrested the men hours later after a pursuit.
The kidnapping suspects, a 22-year-old man and a 30-year-old man, were booked into jail Thursday morning.
The younger man was booked for investigation of first-degree kidnapping and a prior warrant, according to a news release from Tacoma Police Department. The older man was booked on suspicion of first-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, eluding and a prior felony warrant.
Officers were called about 10:14 p.m. Wednesday to the 3200 block of South 38th Street for a report of a kidnapping. There, police talked with a woman, and officers found probable cause to arrest two men for first-degree kidnapping. It’s not clear how or why the woman was kidnapped. Police said the woman knew one of the men who kidnapped her.
The woman was taken to a local hospital. Police spokesperson Wendy Haddow said she did not know the extent of the victim’s injuries.
About 12:50 a.m. Thursday, police said officers saw the kidnapping suspects in a car in the 5600 block of South Tacoma Way, about a mile-and-a-half from where the victim was found.
Police initiated a traffic stop, but the suspects did not pull over. A short police pursuit ensued. Haddow said it was a low-speed chase, and officers used a pursuit technique to stop the suspects’ car in the 6400 block of Tacoma Mall Boulevard.
The two men ran away, but police caught them. Police said a firearm was recovered during the arrest.
This story was originally published April 28, 2022 at 8:26 AM.
