Man arrested after alleged kidnapping, assault of woman in Pierce County

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A 40-year-old man has been arrested after deputies say he kidnapped and assaulted a woman in Pierce County earlier this week.

The incident began around 11 p.m. July 27 near 136th Street South and Pacific Avenue South, where multiple witnesses called 911 to report a man violently assaulting a woman before forcing her into a vehicle and driving away, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded, but the suspect had already left the area by the time they arrived, according to the PCSO. Investigators gathered information and soon located the suspect vehicle in a nearby neighborhood…

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