PHILADELPHIA (KYW NEWSRADIO) — The man accused of trying to abduct two women more than three years ago in Philadelphia was sentenced Friday to 19 years in Federal prison.
Jacob Montague, 38, of North Carolina, pleaded guilty last spring to kidnapping and attempted kidnapping charges connected to two different incidents in November 2020 — one near Fitler Square and the other near Rittenhouse Square.
The incidents happened just a day apart.
According to police, on Nov. 1, 2020, around 11:00 p.m., Montague approached a young woman in Center City, brandished a knife, and ordered her to come with him. She responded by calling 911, and Montague drove away.
The next day, he struck again, around 5:30 p.m.
Police say he snuck up behind a woman walking her dog near the Schuylkill River Park, put a knife to her throat, and dragged her into his car.
Bystanders saw it, and intervened before he could drive away, helping her escape from the car. The woman was injured and taken to the hospital where she needed multiple stitches.