SoCal Woman Escapes Kidnapper In Cross-County Police Chase: Police

SAN BERNARDINO, CA — A cross-county kidnapping and rape suspect was arrested this week in San Diego when his victim escaped after enduring two weeks of sexual assault, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. Two motorists and a deputy were hurt in the police chase that ended with the suspect's arrest.

Following a tip from his escaped victim, Lorenzo Isaiah Haynes, 29, was arrested at the end of a lengthy police chase from Riverside County to San Diego, according to a statement from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

He was being held without bail at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga on suspicion of kidnapping, false imprisonment, rape by force or fear, pimping, human trafficking, resisting or delaying an officer resulting in great bodily injury, and other charges.

Shortly before 9:30 p.m. on May 25, the unidentified victim escaped her captor and alerted 911 dispatch operators that Haynes had held her captive against her will for more than two weeks, according to investigators. While hiding in a safe place in Chino, she told authorities that he forced her to "perform multiple sexual acts through fear and coercion" across Southern California, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Jesse Doner.

Through the victim's tip, deputies located Haynes and attempted a traffic stop. He took off, and a cross-county car chase ensued, according to the sheriff's department. Officers followed Haynes from Riverside County to San Diego County and arrested him near Gopher Canyon Road and I-15, ending with a brief foot pursuit. During the car chase, a patrol car struck two motorists, injuring a deputy, according to the sheriff's department.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Chino Hills Sheriff's Station at 909-364-2000 or the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-782-7463.