Brookings, SD (KELO AM) – The Brookings county Sheriff’s office has issued arrest warrants for an unidentified 20 year old man in connection with a kidnaping earlier this week.
According to a post on the department’s Facebook page, the man took a 17 year old boy on Tuesday following a car chase. The suspect fired a gun into the boy’s car, forced him off the road, then assaulted him and took him away. The victim was then dropped off at a Sioux Falls gas station, where police took him into custody and returned him to his parents.
A 23 year old man was driving the vehicle the victim was in at the time of the assault; his involvement in the incident is unclear.
The incident is under investigation by the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect faces charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault, and commission of a felony while armed with a firearm. The Brookings Police department and SD Highway Patrol were also involved in the incident.