A man has been arrested in connection with the assault and attempted kidnapping of a woman at a south Charlotte CATS bus stop.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said that Kelvin Jeffrey Jones, 53, was arrested by G4S Police on an unrelated case and recognized him from photos distributed by CMPD.
Jones was transferred into the custody of CMPD and charged with first-degree kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.
Jones is accused of grabbing the victim from behind while she was waiting for an Uber at the CATS bus stop at I-485 and South Boulevard around 7:30 Sunday night, February 17, 2019. The woman told 911 that the suspect told her if she looked at him, he would kill her.
“I just got stabbed right here inside the I-485 station,” she told the dispatcher, who replied, “Hold on hold on hold on, you just said you got stabbed?”
The woman says she began to walk away, when the man grabbed her from behind and held a knife to her neck.
Police say the woman used a stun gun she had with her and escaped with a cut during the struggle. She is expected to be OK.
According to jail records, Jones was released from prison this past September after serving a 9-year sentence for armed robbery.
“The goal when individuals enter prison is to rehabilitate them, sometimes that doesn’t always work,” said CMPD spokesperson Brad Koch.
On Tuesday, CMPD released surveillance photos and a description of the suspect. Within hours, Jones was in CMPD’s custody.
Jones is expected in court Wednesday morning.
“We hope the full weight of the justice system will now do its work,” said CMPD Chief of Police Kerr Putney.
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