Kidnapping Suspect Forced Victim to Perform Sex Acts at Gunpoint: PD

A Chula Vista man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly kidnapping a person and forcing him to perform sex acts at gunpoint, according to the Carlsbad Police Department.

Antoine Henderson, 44, was arrested after an officer noticed a driver of a vehicle on the southbound Interstate 5 in Carlsbad matched the suspect description given by the victim. Officers conducted a felony vehicle stop near Birmingham Drive and detained three people inside the vehicle, including Henderson. 

Police say they were notified of the incident when the victim called 911 and claimed he had been kidnapped in Escondido. Officers say the victim had escaped the hotel room from the Ramada motel on the 700 block of Macadamia Drive when Henderson left. 

Henderson allegedly held the 22-year old victim, a resident of Escondido, captive inside the hotel room and forced him to perform sex acts at gunpoint. During an investigation of the scene, officers recovered a handgun and other evidence.

Lt. Chris Boyd told NBC 7 that the suspect and victim are accquaintances.

The other people inside the vehicle with Henderson are not considered to be suspects. 

He was arrested and booked into the Vista Detention Facility, police said. He is facing multiple felony counts, including kidnapping, forced oral copulation and a no-bail felony warrant for violating parole.

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