Bountiful girl abduction ends in police pursuit crash, suspect arrested
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (ABC4) — A man was taken into custody Sunday morning after the abduction of a 12-year-old Bountiful girl ended in a crash during police pursuit, according to Bountiful Police.
At around 12:20 a.m. on Nov. 17, police responded to a child abduction near 400 West 200 North in Bountiful. Arriving at the scene, officers learned that a 12-year-old girl had allegedly been taken by a man in his 20s.
Family members of the girl had confronted the man, but he fled in a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro with “no visible license plate, a black hood, and a social media handle sticker on the back fin of the vehicle,” a press release from Bountiful Police states.
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The police department then activated the Davis County Child Abduction Response Team and began an investigation into the incident.
Shortly after 8 a.m. Sunday morning, officers found a car matching the description of the Camaro driving in the area of the abduction. The suspect “began to drive erratically” when officers began following, according to the release, and police initiated a pursuit.
The suspect drove onto I-15 at a high rate of speed before taking I-215 Westbound. While trying to navigate an overpass, the suspect ran into the back of a Woods Cross police vehicle, causing both cars to come to a stop.
The man was taken into custody after the crash. Police found a Glock 17 handgun on the driver-side floorboard.
The 12-year-old girl was uninjured in the crash, but was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. The Woods Cross officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the crash and was also taken to a local hospital.
Police are working to positively identify the suspect before releasing more information.
“The Bountiful Police Department extends appreciation to all of the agencies who assisted in this investigation,” the release states.
No further information is available at this time.
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