Court records: Ohio man threatened woman after crawling out of car trunk

HARRISON, Ohio — An Ohio man is accused of hiding in the trunk of a woman’s vehicle, climbing out and threatening to kill her while she drove, according to court documents.

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Jarrod Rodriguez, 40, was charged with kidnapping, aggravated robbery, assault and aggravated menacing, WXIX-TV reported.

Bail was set at $250,000.

According to Hamilton County court documents filed Thursday and obtained by the television station, Rodriguez is the woman’s ex-boyfriend. The man climbed into the trunk of the victim’s unlocked car and waited for her.

“I was on my way to school and I got into my car and onto the highway, and he had hid in the hatchback. He was waiting for me,” the woman told WXIX on Monday. “He jumped in the front seat and started beating me. I didn’t know he was in my car.”

The woman added that the couple had been fighting before they split up and that she was going to file a restraining order, the television station reported.

According to court documents, Rodriguez struck the victim with a closed fist and threatened to kill her with a gun that he allegedly put to her face, WLWT-TV reported.

Keeping the gun pointed to the victim’s side, Rodriguez allegedly ordered the victim to “drive faster,” directing her where to go and threatening that he would “shoot her up with enough heroin to make her overdose,” the television station reported, citing the affidavit.

According to police, the victim pulled to the side of the road and exited her vehicle, WXIX reported. He attempted to force her back into the vehicle, and when unsuccessful, drove away, the television station reported.

Several witnesses called 911, WLWT reported, and Rodriguez was subsequently arrested.

Rodriguez’s next court appearance is Feb. 7, the television station reported.

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