CMPD asks for public’s help with possible kidnapping caught on doorbell video
EDITOR’S NOTE: A suspect in this case was arrested Thursday morning, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. Click here for the update.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are asking the public to help identify a person being “dragged against their will” by a man during an apparent kidnapping in east Charlotte on Wednesday morning.
At 7:20 a.m., officers responded to a call at a home in the 3700 block of Driftwood Drive, near Central Avenue. A resident showed officers video from their Ring doorbell camera, police said. The video shows a “violent encounter” between two individuals at 3 a.m. on Wednesday.
The 14-second clip shows a victim running from the suspect and banging on the home’s front door, asking for help. The suspect then grabs the victim, throws them to the ground and proceeds to punch them several times. The victim is then “dragged against their will” toward a vehicle parked on the road, police said.
“We don’t know who they are, we don’t know where they came from and we don’t know where they went,” police Capt. Joel McNelly said during a news conference Wednesday.
The vehicle is believed to be a silver Honda Fit and was last seen traveling toward Albemarle Road, police said.
The victim may need immediate medical attention, police said.
It “certainly appears” the victim and suspect knew each other based on the audio from the video, McNelly said.
Anyone with information about this incident or the whereabouts of either subject should call 911 immediately. Information can be left anonymously with Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or charlottecrimestoppers.com/.
This story was originally published December 15, 2021 at 2:07 PM.
