Texas Woman Bound, Kidnapped After Helping Illegal Immigrant

Posted by USNews4S On March 27, 2017

An unauthorized immigrant kidnapped  a woman who had been providing him food and water for three days in South Texas, officials said.

 Shorty after he bound the woman's feet and hands and forced her into a car on Wednesday in Dimmit County, she was able to escape, according to U.S. 

 She fled from the vehicle as the immigrant attempted to start it.

A witness notified the Dimmit County sheriff's office about a woman who had her hands tied with rope walking down  a road, officials said.

Sheriff's deputies and Border Patrol agents found the man's footprints leading away from the woman's home, where she told authorities she had been providing food and water for the man for several days.

Officials discovered an unresponsive man lying in the brush fitting the suspect's description. He was treated and taken to the hospital, where doctors determined he was faking his condition, according to authorities.

The suspect, who Border Patrol agents determined was in the country illegally, has been charged with burglary of a residence with intent to commit a felony and aggravated kidnapping, according to border officials. 

He faces immigration proceedings after the conclusion of the charges against him.

 

The man is being held at the Dimmit County Jail.