Attempted Kidnapping Caught on Video in Hawaii
A man allegedly tried to force a woman into his car in a parking garage, with the incident captured on surveillance footage.
An attempted kidnapping was captured on video in Hawaii, showing a man allegedly trying to force a 24-year-old woman into his vehicle. The incident occurred around noon on a Monday in a parking garage near the Diamond Head Gold Coast neighborhood on Oahu.
Surveillance footage shows the unidentified man approaching the woman and her elderly friend. After a brief chase, the man is seen grabbing the woman and attempting to carry her to his car. At one point, the woman breaks free and falls to the ground. Witnesses reported that the man shoved the elderly woman aside.
One witness, Beverly Louis, stated she screamed at the man to "Drop her! Drop her!" She described the victim as "screaming for her life" and "terrified."
The elderly woman told Hawaii News Now that the assailant "looked like a monster" with "so much hatred and craziness in his eyes." She recounted the victim pleading with the man, saying, "You don't want to do this. Don't do this."
Another witness, Mike Finkelstein, said he alerted the suspect that police had been called and that he was coming towards him. The suspect then quickly left the scene in his truck.
According to Hawaii police, the suspect was apprehended approximately three hours later. He was reportedly seen running naked down 22nd Avenue and Diamond Head Road before his arrest. The man was taken into custody for kidnapping and second-degree assault.