San Diego
A man suspected of kidnaping a Mesa, Ariz., woman and bringing her to San Diego was arrested early Monday, police said.
Elizabeth Cummings, 62, told police she was abducted Thursday by Frank Doering, 45, a man she had been dating on and off for a year.
Police said Doering went to Cummings’ Mesa home, took her 9-millimeter handgun, and forced her to withdraw $300 from her bank account. Later in the weekend, he forced her to pack some of her things and drive him to San Diego, they said.
The pair checked into a motel on El Cajon Boulevard at 6 p.m. Sunday, police said. About 12:30 a.m. Monday, Doering went out to walk his dog and Cummings called 911, they said.
When police arrived, they said, they found Doering carrying a 9-millimeter gun and Cummings suffering from facial injuries she said resulted from a beating by Doering.
Doering was arrested on suspicion of kidnaping, kidnaping for robbery, armed robbery, false imprisonment, battery and carrying a concealed weapon. He was taken to County Jail.
Cummings was treated at Physicians & Surgeons Hospital and released.
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