HOUSTON — A Houston couple was arrested over the weekend after police say they kidnapped a married man she had an affair with and tried to kill him.
The victim was shot and wounded Saturday night outside a fast-food restaurant in southwest Houston but he survived, according to the Houston Police Department.
Hana Ahmad Alolaimi, 35, and Omar Mahmoud Bishtawi, 48, are each charged with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault.
According to Houston police, Alolaimi lured her ex-boyfriend, a Door Dash driver, to a Chick-fil-A on Westheimer near Fondren. Bishtawi was hiding in the vehicle's backseat.
"There was an adult male, he was flagged down by a known female suspect who invited him into the vehicle," HPD Lt. T. Riley said. "After a brief conversation, a male came up from the backseat where he hid in a blanket."
Riley said there was an argument and Bishtawi put the victim in a chokehold. When the victim tried to get away, Bishtawi shot him twice in the leg, HPD said.
They said the victim would have bled out if he hadn't been rushed to the hospital so quickly.
According to Riley, the couple drove away and called HPD to surrender.
During a court appearance, it was alleged that Alomaimi had an affair with the victim. He ended the relationship when his wife found out and the couple allegedly cooked up a plan to kidnap and kill him.
Police said the couple told different stories about what happened.
A judge set the total bond for each suspect at $100,000.