Traffic & Transit
Subway Kidnapping Attempt Caught On Video
A man grabbed a sleeping woman on a Bronx train and tried to run off with her in his arms, video shows.
NEW YORK CITY — Horrifying video of an attempted subway kidnapping shows a man grabbing a sleeping woman and trying to carry her away.
Sonny Alloway, 48, stands accused of grabbing the woman on a 6 train at the Morrison Avenue-Soundview station about 2:45 a.m. Monday morning, according to video and reports.
Video shows the would-be kidnapper clutching the woman to his body and racing off the train moments before the doors close.
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When he collapses on a nearby bench, the woman wrenches herself away from him and runs back onto the train.
"What the f---?" She cries. The video ends with him walking away.
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Police told the New York Post Alloway was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with unlawful imprisonment.
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