Two men were arrested in Marietta after one of them attempted to kidnap a woman and then fled from police Friday evening, authorities said.
Marietta police located the men while investigating suspected narcotics complaints in the Economy Hotel’s parking lot in the 2100 block of Northwest Parkway around 6:30 p.m., spokesman Officer Chuck McPhilamy said. Officers witnessed 40-year-old Quavius Jerome Gilmore of Tucker punching and kicking a woman multiple times while trying to kidnap her, according to a Marietta PD Facebook post. Randy Dixon of Butler was also inside the car at the time.
When police approached Gilmore, the woman escaped and the two men fled in their vehicle, the post said.
Cobb County and Marietta police said they coordinated with plain clothes officers to capture the men after they parked their car in the 2600 block of Windy Hill Road, three miles from the original scene.
While Dixon, 60, cooperated with officers, police said Gilmore, who was behind the wheel, tried to run away.
“At one point, Gilmore approached a vehicle operated by a female in a nearby parking lot and attempted to enter it, without success,” according to the post.
Police said they were able to capture Gilmore with the help of two K-9s.
Gilmore and Dixon were booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, police said.
Dixon was charged with felony possession of cocaine, and his bond is set at $3,520, according to online jail records.
Gilmore, who had a warrant out of Gwinnett County for escaping a work release program, is facing eight felonies and three misdemeanor charges, the post stated.
His charges include kidnapping; possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute; possession of a schedule I or II controlled substance with the intent to distribute; possession of a firearm suppressor; willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer; simple battery; possession of marijuana; possession of a schedule III, IV or V controlled substance with the intent to distribute; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; and possession of a firearm during the commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies, authorities said. Online jail records show Gilmore has no bond.
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