Parolee arrested after alleged kidnapping in Paradise Hills

Story Published: Aug 22, 2014 at 6:47 AM PDT

Story Updated: Aug 22, 2014 at 9:58 AM PDT

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A 33-year-old parolee was arrested after a passenger in his car, which stalled in the Paradise Hills neighborhood, told a bystander she had been kidnapped, police said Friday.

Ben Hill and the 21-year-old victim were in a 2007 Honda Accord that stalled in the vicinity of Landscape Drive and Parkside Avenue shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday, according to San Diego police Sgt. Ray Battrick.

The woman told someone who was helping Hill start the car that she was being held against her will, Battrick said. The bystander alerted police and gave descriptions and the car's license plate number after the pair drove off, he said.

Police caught up to Hill and the victim after responding to a report of a man with a gun in the 17100 West Bernardo Drive shortly before 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Battrick said.

Further details about the incident were not immediately available, but Battrick said the police department's Robbery Unit was investigating.

Hill was arrested and booked into jail on a parole violation, according to police and jail records.

The victim was not injured, the sergeant said.

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Parolee arrested after alleged kidnapping in Paradise Hills