MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – A 38-year-old man from Florida was charged with 12 felonies Wednesday, Oct. 25, in connection with a kidnapping and carjacking in Shelby Township.
Background: Police find man tied up in crashed truck after Sterling Heights chase; 3 at large
The charges stem from the alleged abduction of a 24-year-old man Monday, Oct. 23.
Police said he was taken by four armed men wearing ski masks from the Lifetime Fitness on Lakeside Boulevard parking lot. Authorities said Angel Antonio Andujar-Ruiz and three others carjacked the 24-year-old man at gunpoint, restrained him in his own vehicle, tortured him and drove to the victim’s house.
Officers with the Sterling Heights Police Department arrived at the victim’s home and Andujar-Ruiz allegedly drove off with the victim.
The other three suspects fled on foot from the house. They remain at large.
After a chase, police said Andujar-Ruiz crashed the vehicle near 15 Mile Road and Maple Lane, where he was taken into custody. The victim was reportedly found tied up in the back of the crashed pickup truck.
Andujar-Ruiz, a 38-year-old man from Tampa, was charged with 12 felonies, including carjacking, armed robbery, torture, first-degree home invasion, unlawful imprisonment, felony firearm and more.
Video of the police pursuit and arrest can be watched in the video player below.
Andujar-Ruiz was denied bond. He is expected to return to court for a probable cause hearing on Nov. 7.
The investigation is ongoing and three suspects remain at large. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Shelby Township Police Department at 586-731-2121.
