OTTUMWA, Iowa — An 18-year-old is facing multiple charges after allegedly kidnapping and assaulting his underage girlfriend, Ottumwa police said in a press release.
The Ottumwa Police Department was contacted by a female juvenile victim at around 9 a.m. Thursday.
The victim told police her boyfriend picked her up from school on Wednesday and took her to his home. There, the suspect allegedly assaulted the victim, threatened her with a gun and kept the victim from contacting anyone.
The suspect allowed the victim to go to school Thursday morning, which is when she contacted police.
Ottumwa police arrested 18-year-old Isaac Angel Martinez at around 11:30 a.m. Thursday and charged him with Domestic Abuse Assault.
Police added that after executing a search warrant on the suspect's apartment and car, Martinez was also charged with Kidnapping in the First Degree and Assault While Participating in a Felony.
He is currently being held without bond at the Wapello County Jail.
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