CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. – Police have arrested the man accused of assaulting and kidnapping a woman in a Chesterfield neighborhood on Saturday evening.
Chesterfied police were called to the N. White Mountain Drive and Rotunda Lane area to report a “suspicious incident” around 7:45 p.m. Saturday.
When officers arrived, they saw a video surveillance of the owner made at seven in the afternoon showing a person getting out of a vehicle, assaulting a woman and forcing her into the vehicle.
The vehicle then flees the area turning right onto N. Enon Church Road.
The woman was found safe Sunday, police said in an email around 12:20 p.m.
Chesterfield County Police
Detectives identified the suspect as Drequan, 26-year-old Maurice Franklin.
Franklin was arrested and charged with kidnapping, domestic assault, possession of a Program I or II drug and possession of a firearm while in possession of a Program I or II drug.
He is currently being held without bail in Chesterfield County Jail.
Police are continuing the investigation into this incident. Anyone with information should contact the Chesterfield County Police Department at 804-748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660 or via the P3 app.