GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Police in Gwinnett County identified a 23-year-old man who was arrested Friday for allegedly abducting a woman, then ramming several patrol cars as he fled a traffic stop.
Jinsuk Pei from Macon is charged with:
- Kidnapping
- Obstruction
- Aggravated assault on a police officer
- Interference with government property
The Gwinnett County Police Department said in a release that one of its officers fired shots at the man but did not say whether he was hit or not.
The department said the man was caught fleeing from officers on foot in the woods.
The incident began when a man called the police saying that his "girlfriend was possibly in trouble after she never returned from an errand" and that he'd gotten an "alarming phone call" from her that was nothing but noise.
That boyfriend told police he tracked her phone to the area of Duluth Highway and Purcell Road, where police initiated the traffic stop.
"The suspect originally complied, and the victim was seen exiting the passenger side of the vehicle unharmed," a police release said. "Once this occurred, the suspect fled the traffic stop in his vehicle and hit a patrol car. While the pursuit continued the suspect rammed two additional occupied patrol vehicles putting the officers' safety in danger."
The department said ultimately, none of the officers involved sustained any injuries. The circumstances of how the woman was initially abducted were not clear.
Police said she "sustained minor injuries including a dog bite from a police K-9." It's unclear how the woman came to be bitten by the K-9.
Charges will be forthcoming for the suspect in the incident, police said. The Gwinnett County Criminal Investigation Division is further investigating it.
"If anyone has any information to share in this case, please contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.stopcrimeATL.com. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case," police said. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.stopcrimeATL.com.