WASHINGTON — A man was arrested on Thursday after an attempted kidnapping near Westfield Wheaton Mall, across from the Wheaton Metro station where where two sexual assaults were reported this week.
Around 4 p.m., Montgomery County police say they got a call reporting a woman had been assaulted and the suspect attempted to kidnap her. The victim remained on the scene and described the suspect to police.
Later, two officers identified the suspect in the mall based on the victim’s description, Capt. Paul Starks, spokesman for the Montgomery County Police Department tells ABC7.
The suspect was arrested and a firearm was confiscated.
The victim then positively identified the suspect.
He is charged with attempted kidnapping and 1st degree assault.
Police are investigating whether Thursday’s incident is connected to the previous assaults.
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