DUNCANVILLE, Ala. ( WBRC ) - A man has been arrested after attempting to kidnap a woman at a convenience store in Duncanville.

According to the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14, officers responded to 11137 Highway 82 East at the 82 Quick Stop.

Authorities say that the store clerk reported an unknown man pulled up to the store while she was outside in the parking lot. The man asked for a cigarette. Upon her coming back to his vehicle, he grabbed her and told her to get into his vehicle.

According to the sheriff’s office, the woman continued to struggle as the man tried to get out of his vehicle.

The man reportedly brandished a gun, but the woman was able to break free and run back into the store to call authorities.

The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s

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