A Connecticut woman who was being held captive by a man wanted in multiple states made a daring escape Wednesday as police were arriving on the scene to arrest him for other crimes.
The unidentified 35-year-old woman was spotted running away from a home in Bridgeport around 1:30 p.m., cops said in a Facebook post.
She was sprinting away from Nicholas Allwood, a 27-year-old man who was suspected in multiple stabbings in the city, according to Bridgeport police. Allwood was chasing the woman with a knife as she ran, authorities said.
Cops had gathered outside the home because they were searching for Allwood, who they believed to be inside. However, they were unaware the woman was also inside. Police said she was not harmed in the incident.
Officers were searching for Allwood because he was a suspect in a stabbing that occurred nearby just hours earlier, according to authorities. He was also suspected in a different stabbing several weeks ago in Bridgeport.
Beyond the incidents in Connecticut, Allwood was also wanted in New York on attempted murder charges, police said. Cops said he had felony warrants from “numerous states” and was also wanted by U.S. Marshals and federal immigration authorities.
Allwood was charged with first-degree kidnapping, second-degree assault and multiple weapons crimes in connection with Wednesday’s incident.
“Bridgeport Police had been attempting to locate him for the past week,” the department wrote on Facebook. “On Wednesday, that effort was met with success, and possibly saved a life.”
