NC detectives rescue woman held captive, tortured by boyfriend

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say a woman was badly beaten and held captive before officers rescued her.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police told a news conference Wednesday that family members reported the woman missing on March 26.

Lt. Susan Manassah said investigators were worried something had happened to the woman, so they began a search using license plate cameras and other technology. They also determined she had just started dating a man in the past few weeks.

Using cell phone data and social media, officers went to a home where they found the woman’s car on March 27. A man answered the door and officers called out the woman’s name. She made a noise and officers found her.

Police arrested 35-year-old Jamuel Alston on multiple charges, including attempted murder, rape and kidnapping.

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