SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - A Sioux Falls woman, locked in the trunk of a car, used her cell phone to help stop her own kidnapping.
Captain Mike Walsh with the Minnehaha County Sheriff's says the woman called 9-1-1 from the trunk and was able to stay connected so the authorities could quickly find the car, the culprit, and her.
Captain Walsh says the suspect forced the female victim into the trunk of his car on East 12th Street.
Walsh says authorities blocked the suspect in a farmyard near Brandon, South Dakota, rescued the victim and arrested the suspect.
Sioux Falls Police Spokesman Sam Clemens says jailed is 60-year-old, Jon Henri Bryant, Sr., the victim's ex-boyfriend. Bryant faces numerous charges including Kidnapping in the 1st Degree.
The motive for the kidnapping is not clear. Authorities say the woman was punched and choked by the suspect, but suffered only minor injuries.