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Police: 18-year-old woman abducted, assaulted by boyfriend in Kalamazoo

The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is seeking charges for kidnapping and domestic assault.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — An 18-year-old woman was "forcibly abducted" by her boyfriend on Friday afternoon, the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office said. 

According to a release from police, the woman was forced into a vehicle by her 18-year-old boyfriend and taken to a Speedway gas station on S. Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo. 

She was physically assaulted while in the vehicle, but was allowed to go into the gas station, police said. She told the clerk that she needed help and they called 911. 

When officers arrived, the suspect was detained and taken into custody. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is seeking charges for kidnapping and domestic assault.

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