Alabama woman escapes from kidnapper's trunk

Chilton County police in Alabama have released surveillance video from a gas station that they say shows a kidnapping victim jumping out of the trunk of a car and running inside for help.

The search for the kidnapper began on Monday, October 30, 2017, after the victim reported she was choked while sleeping by a man demanding money.

The suspect then tied the victim's hands and put her in the trunk of a car before she was able to escape at the gas station parking lot.

The suspect, 36-year-old Timothy Jabbar Wyatt, was later found sleeping inside an abandoned building and was arrested without incident.

This story was originally published November 2, 2017 at 1:29 PM with the headline "Alabama woman escapes from kidnapper's trunk."