The victim was abducted in Newark last month
A woman kidnapped in Newark escaped from her abductor as they traveled through Upstate New York, authorities said.
Rasheed McKenith Rasheed McKenith, 39, of Newark was arrested and charged with second-degree kidnapping, New York State Police announced on Wednesday.
The victim and McKenith were in a car on the New York State Thruway in Sloatsburg on April 30 when she managed to flee unharmed, according to police. She sought help from passing motorists.
New York State Police arrested McKenith after gathering information from Newark cops and interviewing witnesses at the scene.
McKenith was sent to Rockland County jail on $25,000 cash bail.
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