New Details In Violent Shelby Township Kiddnapping: Police

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI — A Florida man is facing charges in connection to a violent carjacking and kidnapping in Shelby Township, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.

Angel Antonio Andujar-Ruiz, 38, from Tampa, was charged with 12 felonies, including carjacking, armed robbery, torture, first-degree home invasion, and using a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was placed in Macomb County Jail without bond. His next court date is scheduled for Nov. 7.

Police said Andujar-Ruiz and three other unknown suspects carjacked a 24-year-old Sterling Heights man at gunpoint in the parking lot at the Lifetime Fitness on Lakeside Boulevard in Shelby Township Monday.

Andujar-Ruiz and the other armed suspects forced the 24-year-old victim into his own vehicle and drove away, police said.

Police said Andujar-Ruiz and the other suspects then tortured the victim while they drove him to his own home in Sterling Heights and went inside the home, police said.

When officers arrived at the victim's house, Andujar-Ruiz took the victim and drove away as the other three suspects ran away from the home, police said. Police were still looking for those suspects.

Officers then spotted Andujar-Ruiz driving the victim's vehicle on Dearing Drive near 15 Mile and Dodge Park roads in Sterling Heights and tried stopping it, but Andujar-Ruiz sped off, prompting a chase, police said.

Officers chased Andujar-Ruiz for roughly a mile through a Sterling Heights neighborhood before he crashed in the area of 15 Mile and Maple Lane, police said.

Officers then arrested Andujar-Ruiz and found the 24-year-old victim tied up inside the vehicle, police said. Police also said officers found a loaded rifle inside the vehicle.

The victim suffered minor injuries in the crash, police said. No other injuries were reported by police.

"I extend my gratitude to the Shelby Township and Sterling Heights Police Departments for their tireless and thorough investigations into this deeply disturbing incident," Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido said. "The severity of this crime cannot be understated, and it is imperative that we work together to ensure justice prevails."

Anyone with information about the kidnapping was asked to call the Shelby Township Police Department at (586) 731-2121.