BELTSVILLE, Md. — An 18-year-old Burtonsville man is facing charges after police say he kidnapped a woman Sunday evening.

According to the Prince George's County Police Department, officers were called to Wexhall Drive and Greencastle Road for reports of a kidnapping shortly before 6:30 p.m. When officers arrived, witnesses explained that they had seen a man grab a woman and force her into a black Infiniti sedan before taking off.

The victim had reportedly been able to throw her purse out the window before the car got away, helping police identify her.

The accused abductor was then identified as 18-year-old Joel Akakpo.

Police began searching the area for the reported black Infiniti the witnesses had described, when they heard reports of a "suspicious situation" involving the same car

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