MAGNOLIA, Texas — A man accused of trying to kidnap an 18-year-old woman from a parking lot in Magnolia earlier this week was arrested Saturday evening, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's office identified the man as 22-year-old Jose Luis Contreras of Magnolia.
Around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Contreras followed the 18-year-old out of the Target on FM 2978, authorities said. As she was getting into her vehicle, authorities said, he grabbed her and tried to get her into his car. She was able to get away.
The suspect then left the scene in a gray four-door car.
Contreras has been charged with attempted kidnapping, MCSO said. He was arrested at a restaurant on I-45 in Conroe at around 6:30 p.m.
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