Victim kidnapped at Johnson County grocery store was taken to KC; police make arrest
Prairie Village police said a man has been arrested after a woman was kidnapped Wednesday from the parking lot of a grocery store, forced to drive to another location, and attacked.
The kidnapping occurred about 10:37 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of the Hy-Vee store at 7620 State Line Road, according to a news release Friday from the Prairie Village Police Department.
The kidnapper forced the victim to drive to a location in Kansas City, where he battered her and removed her from the vehicle, police said. The victim was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
Later that night, Kansas City police located the vehicle and a suspect was taken into custody.
Prairie Village Police Department Sgt. Adam Taylor said the suspect is being held in Jackson County. The department is working to have the man sent back to Kansas where he would be criminally charged in Johnson County.
Taylor said police spent much of Thursday investigating the incident and are looking for any witnesses who may have seen part of the incident in the parking lot Wednesday night.
Police asked anyone with information to call the Prairie Village Police Department at 913-642-6868 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
This story was originally published December 4, 2020 at 1:32 PM.
