A man in Michigan was found in his own car 'bound and injured' after he was kidnapped by a man from Florida with an extensive criminal history.
A Michigan man was found inside his car tied up and injured on Wednesday after he was kidnapped in the parking lot of a Lifetime Fitness. The Shelby Township Police Department said in a Facebook post that a 24-year-old male was kidnapped by four 'armed, masked males' in the parking lot of the Lifetime Fitness. Police learned about the incident at 7:15 p.m. on Monday night and immediately began a large investigation to locate the victim.
Officials said the victim was found 'bound and tortured' inside his GMC pickup truck along with the suspect's assault rifle, according to FOX 2. Investigators said that the suspect, 33-year-old Antonio Andujar-Ruiz, was taken into custody, adding that he's from Tampa, Florida, and has an 'extensive violent criminal history' including at least one conviction of assault with intent to murder.
Antonio Andujar-Ruiz was charged with carjacking, conspiracy to commit carjacking, weapons felony firearm, robbery – armed, conspiracy to commit robbery – armed, weapons felony firearm, torture, unlawful imprisonment, conspiracy to commit unlawful imprisonment, weapons felony firearm, home invasion 1st degree, and conspiracy to commit home invasion – 1st degree.
want to thank all of our Law Enforcement neighbors for their continued assistance in this complex investigation, especially the Sterling Heights Police officers who chased the vehicle and apprehended the suspect,' said Shelby Township Police Chief Robert Shelide. 'I commend D/Lt. Terry Hogan and his investigative team for their tenacity and swift response resulting in the safe rescue of the victim.
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