Wichita Woman Found Safe After Viralโ Video Showed Apparent Abduction
WICHITA, Kansas – A 35-year-old woman seen being forciblyโข dragged โคfrom a Wichita home in a widely circulated security โขcamera video hasโ been located and is safe, police announced Tuesday. Teh two-day search, whichโฃ garnered nationalโค attention after the disturbingโฃ footage โwent viral, concluded with the woman foundโค “without significant injuries.”
The incident, captured around 2 โa.m. sunday, โคsparked widespread โalarm and a swift examination by the Wichita Police Department. Authorities now believe the event was a case of domesticโ violence involving the woman’s 22-year-old boyfriend, whoโ was subsequently arrested on charges including aggravated battery strangulation and criminal restraint.
Investigators say the surge of public attention surrounding the video ultimately โคled to the โwoman contacting police, identifying herself as the individual depicted in the footage. Theโ video,โข released by police as โฃpartโข of a public appeal for details, showed a man grabbing the woman from behind and dragging herโ down a โdriveway while she screamed.
The 22-year-old โboyfriend isโ currently in custody, and prosecutors will determine weather to file formal charges. The homeowner whoโ captured the video on โtheir security camera told NBC News they almost didn’t โreview theโฃ footage that night.