Mario Mcelrath
A man is facing kidnapping charges after he allegedly abducted an adult on Rossville Boulevard Friday morning and was found in Collinsville, Ala.
A witness told police the victim was behind a business on the 4000 block of Rossville Boulevard shortly before noon when a white, four-door vehicle pulled up.
Two men exited the vehicle and one grabbed and threw the victim into the back seat of the car. The car fled north, but a partial license tag number was noted and officers were told to be on the lookout for the vehicle.
Investigators found the suspect, Mario McElrath, 46, was in Collinsville and the police department there worked with Chattanooga police to locate him, the victim and the car. McElrath was then arrested and the victim was removed safely without sustaining any injuries.
It is unclear at this time what happened to the second suspect.