Man Kidnaps Woman And Her 1-Year-Old Child in Stafford: Police

STAFFORD, VA — A man kidnapped a former girlfriend and her 1-year-old child during a violent fight Tuesday on Charter Gate Drive and continued to assault her while driving her stolen vehicle recklessly, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.

Chase Alexander Rook, 21, of Charter Gate Drive, was charged with two counts of abduction, strangulation, assault and battery, reckless driving, destruction of property and unauthorized use of a vehicle.

He's being held without bond.

Around 9:30 p.m., police responded a report of domestic violence, where the victim said she that earlier in the day, she drove to here ex-boyfriend's residence to get some personal belongings.

When she arrived, Rook came out irate and tried to rip a car window out of its frame. She got out and tried to calm him, but then he slammed her against the vehicle and then threw her inside with such force that she landed in the passenger seat.

He turned down Village Parkway onto U.S. 17 toward Fauquier County, yelling all the while and threatening harm to her and her child. Rook said he wouldn't take her and the child home unless she promised not to call police.

Promise broken.

Photo: Stafford County Sheriff's Office