Woman Escapes Kidnapping While Jogging In Bridgewater [Video]

BRIDGEWATER, MA – A Bridgewater man has been arrested in connection with the attempted kidnapping of a jogger Sunday morning. Police said Gordon Lyons, 57, tried to force a 37-year-old woman into his car while she jogged down Pleasant Street.

The attempted abduction happened around 7:35 a.m. Sunday morning. Video recorded by a nearby business (below at around 0:50 in the upper left corner) shows a man, who police identified as Lyons, stop his car, get out and run toward the woman. Police said he grabbed the woman's arms and attempted to pull her toward his car. During this time, he allegedly sexually assaulted her.

The woman fought back, and she and Lyons fell to the ground, according to police. Lyons fled the area, and the jogger took of a photo of the car as it drove off.

Lyons, who was later injured in a crash on Rt. 24 North in West Bridgewater, was charged with kidnapping, indecent assault and battery on a person age 14 or older and assault and battery at Boston Medical Center. Police linked him to the attack based on the victim's picture of his car, according to a Bridgewater police statement.

Lyons is being held without bail pending his arraignment.