Forest Grove Police Seek Witnesses to Alleged Kidnapping
December 7, 2010

On Monday afternoon police arrested 27-year old Gabriel Montana-Salas of Hillsboro. He's charged with 1st Degree Kidnapping, Menacing, Robbery, Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle and 3rd Degree Sex Abuse.

Investigators say Montana-Salas, who also goes by the name Javier Kortez-Gusman and may be in the country illegally, kidnapped a 35-year old woman he'd been living with until recently. Police allege he forced the woman into her car, then drove at high speeds along either Highway 6, or Highway 26 towards the coast. The victim says along the way her captor hit speeds of more than 80 miles an hour, threatening to kill her by driving into a tree. At some point he drove the car into a ditch. A tow truck driver happened along and helped them out, then went on his way.

Apparently at this point Montana-Salas decided not to go through with killing the woman and returned her and her car to Hillsboro. Police are hoping to speak with the tow truck driver who helped them out. They also want to talk to anyone who witnessed the green 4-door Buick Sedan speeding along Hwy 6 or 26 on Saturday afternoon. Call Forest Grove police at 503-992-3261 if you have any information.

The victim is said to be shaken and scared, but otherwise uninjured.

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