A horrifying ordeal for a woman kidnapped in downtown Dallas by a man armed with a gun and a butcher’s knife ended after she was rescued by police.
But as Scott Gordon reports, two teenagers played an important role in helping police end the woman’s ordeal.
Aaron Arias is the teen who made the 911 call. He and a friend first noticed the woman in the car next to theirs, stopped at a red light.
Get breaking National news
“It’s me and another guy, so we’re checking out the girl in the back seat because we’re like, ‘ok, she’s kind of attractive,'” Arias said.
That’s when the teens noticed something was very wrong. According to them, the woman was desperately trying to get their attention, repeatedly mouthing “help me”.
Thinking quickly, Arias called 911. The two teens then continued to trail the woman and her would-be kidnapper until police were able to catch up with them a short time later.
The suspect, Charles Atkins Lewis Junior, was arrested on the spot.
The woman was checked out by paramedics but was apparently unhurt.
- Mohamed Al-Fayed, whose son died with Princess Diana, accused of multiple rapes
- 12-year-old shoots, kills black bear attacking his dad in Wisconsin
- Yellowstone Park tourist burns leg after going off trail near Old Faithful
- Hezbollah chief says Israel crossed ‘red lines’ with exploding device attacks
-
![]()
Hezbollah leader calls device attacks ‘war crimes’ as Israel escalates attacks on Lebanon -
![]()
French woman at centre of mass rape case denounces husband, calls suspects “degenerates” -
![]()
Booby-trapped two-way radios used in 2nd round of deadly coordinated attacks in Lebanon -
![]()
Portugal wildfires: Emergency services pushed to limit as reinforcements arrive
Comments