A Knox man is facing charges after being recently accused by a woman of trapping during a first date, causing the victim to jump from his moving car after he refused to let her out.
According to court documents the Valparaiso Police Department were contacted about an incident with a woman who had been held against her will and forced to jump from a moving vehicle to escape just after 1:30 a.m. on Friday, July 18. The woman claimed she had been speaking with Damion Stewart, 21, of Knox, for two days on Snapchat when the two decided to meet in person for the first time that night.
The woman stated Stewart had told her he was intoxicated and she initially entered Stewart's passenger to provide him with a bottle of water when he first met her at the Uptown East Apartments on LaPorte Ave in Valparaiso. Despite leaving the door slightly open when first entering the vehicle, the victim stated that when she sat down, Stewart sped off, causing the passenger door to close. The woman told officers she repeatedly told Stewart to stop, but that he continued driving until his vehicle hit a curb while trying to enter E Lincolnway. The victim stated this slowed the car enough she was able to open the front passenger door and jump from the vehicle.
Stewart was arrested on July 18 and charged with Criminal Confinement, a Level 5 felony.
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