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Man Arrested After Wild Video Shows Him Attempting To Abduct Woman On Subway
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Published Dec 31, 2019
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A man was arrested after he was captured on video attempting to abduct a woman off of the subway.
A police spokesperson said that a man wearing all red attempted to grab a woman on a 6 train at the Morrison Avenue-Soundview station in the Bronx around 2:35 a.m. Sunday. As you can see in the video below, the suspect tried to get the woman's attention while the person next to her slept, then literally carried her off the train. The woman was able to escape and run back onto the train.
“This guy just tried to grab me!" the woman yelled afterwards.
In the video below, believed to have been recorded on Monday, it appears people tracked down the suspect in the Bronx. Someone called 911, and police came and took him into custody.
Bronx resident Sonny Alloway, 48, was taken to St. Barnabas with bumps and bruises, but no serious injuries. Police say he was then arrested, and has been charged with unlawful imprisonment. They added that they are still trying to locate the woman from the video.
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