DILLON, SC (WBTW) – According to the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office, one man has been charged after he took a woman’s car and put her in the trunk.
A press release from Captain Cliff Arnette with the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Almonzo Vecenta Lowery has been charged with carjacking, kidnapping and attempted murder.
Arnette says the woman told deputies she was approached by Lowery about a ride, and he later took the car by force and held her against her will. Investigators say at one point, the victim was put in the trunk of her own car.
Deputies say they located the woman after a 911 call came in about a suspicious vehicle. The sheriff’s office says the woman’s family had reported her missing and they were previously investigating the matter as a missing person case.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Dillon County Sheriff’s Office at 843.774.1432.
