Deputies arrest man accused of kidnapping pregnant woman at gunpoint in Lancaster

LANCASTER, S.C. — The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office arrested a man they say kidnapped his pregnant girlfriend Sunday night.

Just in. Lancaster sheriff’s deputies arrested Fredrickeon Twitty last night in a traffic stop on Lynnwood Drive. He was want by city police, accused of trying to kidnap his girlfriend from Pardue Street at gunpoint. pic.twitter.com/CnskqSP8dE
— Greg Suskin (@GSuskinWSOC9) January 8, 2019

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Officers said Frederickeon Lamar Twitty entered a residence on Pardue Street with a gun and forcibly removed the woman by grabbing her around the neck.

Lancaster Police are looking for man who they say kidnapped his pregnant girlfriend from Pardue Street last night. He had a gun. She managed to get away on highway 903. pic.twitter.com/by3s5V4qPn
— Greg Suskin (@GSuskinWSOC9) January 7, 2019

They said Twitty forced the woman into the back of a four-door sedan and left the area.

Police said the woman was able to get out of the vehicle while it was stopped at a stop sign on Chesterfield Avenue.

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Lancaster County Sheriff's deputies arrested Twitty Monday night during a traffic stop on Lynnwood Drive.

Twitty was wanted on charges of domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, first-degree burglary, kidnapping and use of firearm during commission of a violent crime.

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