Woman Abducted on Coulter St, Philadelphia Found Safe in Jessup, Maryland

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Abducted on Sunday, November 4, 2014, police have confirmed that Carlesha Freeland Gaither,22, was found alive in Jessup, Maryland on Wednesday night.

Police report a task force located the car believed to be involved in the case. When the suspect exited the vehicle, he was apprehended. Carlesha Freeland Gaither was then found safe and in “good shape,” according to police.

Freeland-Gaither’s alleged abductor had an outstanding warrant for attempted murder and other charges from the Charles City County sheriff’s office in Virginia. He will face additional federal crimes in Philadelphia, according to Philadelphia police officers who worked with the FBI to solve the case.

The abduction was caught on surveillance video, which showed a man grabbing Carlesha on West Coulter Street in Philadelphis. The offender forced her to walk by dragging her about half a block, and then into a car parked at the curb.

The suspect had left car, and approached Carlesha, and confronted her at the corner of Coulter and Greene Streets. He had possibly passed her — previously driving by her in his car.

Carlesha’s phone and glasses were found at the scene where the car left the curb. She had also kicked windows out of the car during the struggle.

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VIDEO: Abduction on Philadelphia on West Coulter St Shows Speed of Crime


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