FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is currently probing an incident involving the kidnapping and sexual battery of an adult female. The incident transpired on Saturday, within the 100 block of Southwest 3rd Avenue.
Details reveal that at around 5:19 a.m., a male and female were inside a vehicle in a parking lot when they were accosted by an unidentified black male, armed with a gun. After demanding property from the male victim, the suspect took the driver’s seat and departed the scene with the female victim still in the car.
Later, at about 7:30 a.m., a 911 call was received from the female victim. She was found alone in the vehicle on I-95 close to Oakland Park Boulevard. It’s surmised the suspect left the vehicle before the victim managed to drive away, later becoming stranded on southbound I-95.
Further investigations revealed the suspect had taken the victim on a two-hour drive, attempting cash withdrawals at an ATM. During the ordeal, the suspect committed sexual battery against the victim, who was later treated for non-life-threatening injuries at Broward Health Medical Center.
The suspect is described as a black male with short dreads, wearing a green t-shirt with light-colored lettering, ripped acid-washed jeans, sneakers with yellow laces, and a dark-colored bucket hat. The identities of both victims are being withheld due to the ongoing inquiry.