May 22, 2023 West Valley City, Utah Assault

Around 1:30 am on May 22, 2023, a woman passerby saw a vehicle parked in a remote part of West Valley City, Utah. It was a silver Chevrolet Aveo with black tape on the middle of the bumper and blue tape on the sides of the bumper and the flashers were on. A man was standing next to it with jumper cables.

The victim would pull over and get out of her vehicle. The man would pull out a black handgun and tell her to shut up and get in the car. She was forced into the car and he struck her and tore her shirt open. He would then proceed to put zip ties on her arms. He placed the gun down on her at one point when getting a zip tie and she grabbed the gun threw it and was able to get back into her vehicle. 

The suspect was captured on her dash cam, but it was stopped at some point. The suspect was white or Hispanic.He is 5'8" to 6'0" and 185 to 225 lbs.  His hair was black or brown and greying with a thick beard. He was wearing a yellow shirt ontop of a long white long sleeve shirt and a beanie. The victim noted that he had a tattoo on the webbing of hi right hand. 

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 FBI