BOSTON (WHDH) - A Dorchester man is facing numerous charges after police say he tried to kidnap a woman shortly after she left a birthday party at a nightclub in Boston and then led officers on a car chase.
Officers responding to a report of a person screaming in the area of Winchester Street around 3:20 a.m. spoke with a woman who said two men had just grabbed her and tried to force her into the vehicle, according to police.
As they investigated a black vehicle that had been left running with the driver’s side door open, police say a man, later identified as Tony Santos, 31, of Dorchester, ran toward the car and sped away before coming to a stop in a private lot on Warrenton Street, where he was arrested.
The victim later told police she had agreed to get a ride home with Santos but changed her mind and that’s when Santos forced her up against a brick wall before fleeing the scene.
Santos is expected to be arraigned Monday on charges of attempted kidnapping, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, failure to stop for police, speeding, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
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