Arden Hills armed carjacking, kidnapping suspect arrested in Minneapolis

ARDEN HILLS, Minn. – Just 24 hours after the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office released several images of a man believed to have "carjacked and kidnapped a woman at gunpoint" in Arden Hills last Tuesday, a 56-year-old suspect is now in custody.

Authorities say the man forced the 61-year-old victim to drive him to Minneapolis's Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, where he made her take out money from an ATM. He then made her drive to nearby Matthews Park, where he fled her vehicle. The victim was not hurt.

The suspect was found Wednesday one block away from the park. He was questioned by investigators before being booked into the Ramsey County Jail. A starter pistol and clothing the victim said he wore during her ordeal were later found inside his apartment.

WCCO-TV does not typically name suspects until they are formally charged.