A 36-year-old man allegedly kidnapped a 75-year-old lady at a 99 Restaurant, threatening her with a gun if she didn’t “perform lewd acts,” in keeping with officers.
Rhode Island man Michael Guerrero is going through quite a few costs in reference to the alleged incident that began on the Pembroke 99 Restaurant two weeks in the past.
A 75-year-old lady on Sept. 15 reported a violent incident from the evening earlier than to Pembroke Police. She had reportedly been assaulted by an unknown man.
The lady advised police that she had gone to a 99 that evening for dinner and had left the restaurant with out her pockets and telephone. The lady returned to the restaurant at about 9:15 p.m., and was approached by a person who claimed to work there as a valet driver.
The entrance door to the 99 was locked on the time, and the person supplied to drive her to the again entrance, which he claimed was unlocked. The person then allegedly entered the driving force’s seat of the girl’s car, and drove her away from the restaurant and towards the freeway.
“The suspect then told the woman he wanted her to perform lewd acts and stated he had a gun if she did not comply,” the Plymouth DA’s workplace wrote.
“Eventually, once the suspect had driven to a four-way intersection in what the victim believed to be Providence or Johnston, Rhode Island, the woman attempted to escape the vehicle,” the DA’s workplace added.
The suspect then turned off the engine, received out of the automobile and threw the keys away from her earlier than leaving the scene. The lady then returned to Massachusetts and reported the incident to Pembroke Police.
The police division posted surveillance photographs of the suspect to their social media pages, asking the general public for assist in figuring out him. Workers at quite a few native eating places got here ahead with info — saying a person resembling the suspect had visited their institutions earlier than the alleged kidnapping.
By witness interviews and extra surveillance footage, investigators decided the suspect had used a rideshare app to get transportation to and from varied areas on the evening of the incident.
“Preliminary investigation positively identified Guerrero as the male individual seen on surveillance footage during the incident as well as the rideshare passenger who had visited several local bars and restaurants in the Pembroke area shortly before the incident,” the DA’s workplace wrote.
Guerrero was arrested by regulation enforcement in Windfall final week and signed a waiver to be extradited again to Massachusetts.
Guerrero has been charged with carjacking, kidnapping, indecent assault and battery on a 60-plus or disabled particular person, assault and battery on a 60-plus or disabled particular person, assault with a harmful weapon on an individual 60-plus, and menace to commit crime.
Guerrero pleaded not responsible to the fees, and he was held with out bail pending a dangerousness listening to.
