A woman in Portland, Oregon, ran for help after a man allegedly kidnapped her. Police later arrested the man, Ra Fet, on kidnapping charges. (KATU/YouTube)
A man who offered a woman a ride home allegedly kidnapped her, forcing her to jump from his moving vehicle and run to a nearby home for help, according to cops.
It happened early Friday morning in Portland, Oregon. Officers with the Portland Police Bureau arrested 25-year-old Ra Fet on charges of first-degree kidnapping, sexual abuse, coercion, menacing, assault, reckless driving and recklessly endangering another person, a press release said.
The woman told police that Fet, whom she did not know, pulled over near Southeast 146th Avenue and Southeast Division Street and offered her a ride home. After Fet took the woman to her desired location, she opened the door to get out but police say he accelerated, trapping her inside the car. She began fighting with the man and punched him in the face, police said. She then jumped from the moving car in the area of Southeast 112th Avenue and Southeast Lincoln Street.
The victim then ran to a nearby home for help. A Ring camera obtained by local ABC affiliate KATU shows the victim frantically knocking on the front door.
"He's trying to abduct me!" the woman tells 911 dispatchers.
In the background of the video, it appears the suspect drives away. Portland Police Bureau officers responded shortly after 1:30 a.m. When cops arrived, they found the woman hiding in a driveway. First responders treated the woman for cuts and bruises. An "alert" officer saw the suspect vehicle at Northeast 82nd Avenue and Northeast Beech Street and pulled him over, the press release said.
Police arrested Fet and took him to the Multnomah County Detention Center where he remains without bond.
KATU reports there were 22 kidnappings in Portland through April, which nearly matches the number of abductions in the city all last year — 26 — and equals all of 2022.