Carlesha Freeland Of Philadelphia Abduction Found Alive, Her Kidnapper Arrested

The woman who was kidnapped on Sunday off a Philadelphia street — a harrowing crime that was caught by a surveillance camera — was found alive today, while her abductor was arrested, authorities said.

Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, 22, was found by FBI agents inside a parked car in Maryland, while her alleged abductor, Delvin Barnes, 37, was arrested, officials said.

Freeland-Gaither’s abduction on an empty Philadelphia street on Sunday night was caught on surveillance video and began with a wary handshake, according to additional video released Tuesday night. Additional surveillance footage taken from a second angle of the kidnapping revealed the first frightening moments between Freeland-Gaither and her assailant.

The video shows Freeland-Gaither walking down the street in Philadelphia on her way home from a visit with her godson at 9:40 p.m.

The rescue came after the FBI released a new video showing the suspect in a hooded jacket as he shopped in a supermarket hours before Freeland-Gaither was kidnapped, according to the video time stamp.

The man then lunged and grabbed her, rushing her down the street and into his car.

Previously released surveillance video showed Freeland-Gaither fighting to get away from her attacker. Freeland-Gaither was pulled down the street in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia toward the man’s car, which police believe is a 2000-2002 gray Ford Taurus. At one point, she even fell to the ground to try and get away.