Victim was carjacked, kidnapped, assaulted in Central California by registered sex offender, police say
ELK GROVE – A person of interest in a kidnapping case out of Madera has been arrested in Elk Grove, police announced Wednesday.
City of Madera police were looking for 54-year-old Otis McKinzy, a parolee and registered sex offender.
Police say McKinzy was living out of his car in Madera and was staying on the streets near the victim's home near Yosemite Avenue and L Street. Early Wednesday afternoon, McKinzy allegedly carjacked and kidnapped the victim using a sharp object. At some point during the kidnapping, police allege that McKinzy sexually assaulted the victim.
It wasn't until reaching Modesto that the victim was able to escape their own vehicle and run for help.
McKinzy took off in the victim's car, police say, prompting the alert from police that he was last seen in the Modesto area. Police also warned that he should be considered dangerous.
Wednesday night, Madera police announced that McKinzy was arrested in Elk Grove. Exactly where in Elk Grove he was arrested has not been disclosed.
In a statement from Madera police, McKinzy had already served a 24-year prison term for a similar crime to Wednesday's alleged incident.
The victim in Wednesday's incident has been reunited with family.
McKinzy is now facing kidnapping, carjacking, human trafficking, rape, assault with intent to commit a felony, oral copulation by force or fear, and other sexual assault charges. He has been booked into Madera County Jail.
