A dramatic scene unfolded in Bethesda, Maryland, on Friday afternoon after a woman was reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint by a man who then barricaded himself inside a car.
Montgomery County police said around 2:30 p.m. Friday they responded to a call for a kidnapping in the 10300 block of Old Georgetown Road near Democracy Boulevard.
Officers spotted the suspect’s car on the move nearby with a woman inside.
They followed the vehicle to Rockledge Drive near Interstate 270, where the woman jumped out and told police the man driving the car — someone she knew — had abducted her at gunpoint.
The pursuit continued along toward Old Georgetown Road and Beech Avenue, where the suspect barricaded himself inside the car.
Police briefly blocked off the road while in a standoff with the vehicle’s driver. The man, later identified as 31-year-old Robert Deeter, refused to exit the vehicle.
Montgomery County’s Emergency Response Team was called in, and after negotiations, Deeter surrendered peacefully.
Police said they arrested and charged Deeter with kidnapping, first-degree assault, stalking, harassment and multiple weapons charges. A firearm was recovered from the vehicle.
He is being held without bond pending a bond hearing, police said Saturday.
Below is a map of where the incident occurred:
WTOP’s Ciara Wells contributed to this report.
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