Authorities have charged a Burnsville man with abducting his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint outside her Minnetonka workplace and fleeing.
Jahon K. Douglas, 37, was charged Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court with kidnapping, assault with a dangerous weapon and first-degree robbery in connection with the abduction of Nicole Smith, also 37, of Anoka.
Smith was seen being abducted outside her workplace on Bren Road about 4 p.m. on Dec. 21, according to police.
On Saturday, Smith persuaded Douglas to let her go, and she returned to her parents' home in Anoka in Douglas' car that afternoon, police said Thursday afternoon. She was physically unharmed.
"Our officers continue to work diligently to locate Jahon Douglas," Police Chief Scott Boerboom said in a statement. "We are working closely with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to investigate any information that could lead to his whereabouts."
Police have declined to say where she was held or how she persuaded Douglas to release her.
For the first time since the abduction a week ago, police on Thursday released a photograph and description of Douglas. He is 6 feet, 170 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.
The pair have had a history of domestic turmoil, police said. Smith told police that Douglas planned to kill her and then himself, the criminal complaint read.
