GARDEN CITY, Kan. (KAKE) - A man from Garden City was arrested Monday following an aggravated kidnapping investigation.

Police say 33-year-old Jose David Garcia-Escobar is facing multiple charges from the incident.

Around 5:55 a.m., police were sent to the north part of Garden City, where they met with a woman who alleged she had been taken by force from her home and was strangled by Garcia-Escobar, who knew her.

Officers learned Garcia-Escobar allegedly entered the woman’s residence without permission, pulled her out of the residence, and drove to his home. Through further investigation, Garcia-Escobar allegedly strangled and sexually assaulted the woman before driving her home.

Garcia-Escobar was later found and arrested. 

He was booked into Finney County Jail on the charges of:

  • Aggravated burglary.
  • Aggravated kidnapping.
  • Aggravated robbery.
  • Rape.