Texas police are searching for a man accused of robbing a woman at an ATM after shockingly forcing her into the trunk of her own car last week.
The unidentified 21-year-old victim was using an ATM when the suspect approached her on foot and demanded her to get into the trunk of her car, USA Today reported. After trapping her, the alleged suspect went on to withdraw money from the victim's account at several other ATMs.
On Jan. 14, the woman at a drive-up ATM was confronted at gunpoint at the Wells Fargo near Interstate 30 and forced into her own car trunk, according to the chilling surveillance video. Then for at least an hour, she was shuttled from bank to bank as the suspect forced her to withdraw money out of her account at each location.
At some point during the day, the man stopped the vehicle and walked away, according to authorities. The woman seized that opportunity to escape from her three-week-old Kia's trunk and run to a nearby convenience store in Euless, where she immediately contacted Arlington police around 3:40 a.m., claiming that she had been kidnapped.
However, when the woman led the police officers back to the location where she believed the vehicle had been, the car could not be found. It was later located nearby in Arlington, according to ABC7.
The suspect is described as a black man in his early 20s who is approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall with a short afro hairstyle, wearing a grey hooded jacket or coat and jeans.
Although investigators have a few leads, they still have not been able to identify the suspect, who they also believe may have been involved in another early-morning ATM robbery on the same day.
Meanwhile, authorities released the video of the initial encounter between the woman and the kidnapper with the hope that someone will recognize the man and call Arlington Police Robbery Detective Jeff Holloway at 817-459-5739, Arlington Police Robbery Sergeant Jason Rash at 817-459-5628 or Crime Stoppers at 817-469-TIPS (8477).
Tipsters have the option to remain anonymous using Crime Stoppers and can be eligible for a reward up to $1,000, Fox News reported.
