Chula Vista Police Arrest Suspect in Attempted Kidnapping Case
The Chula Vista Police department has arrested a man after an attempted kidnapping of a Chula Vista resident at a local 7-Eleven.
7- Eleven located at Hilltop & Orange
The incident occurred on July 14th around 11:50 p.m., when the suspect, 25 year-old Thomas Paciornik, approached a 29 year-old woman who was pumping gas into her vehicle.
Paciornik parked his vehicle next to the woman’s and began to speak to her. He told the woman his name was Tom, and began to tell the woman how beautiful she was and asked if she would get into his vehicle to go home with him. The victim refused and began to make her way back to her vehicle when Paciornik opened the door to her car, grabbed her arm and again asked if she would follow him. Again, the woman declined, resulting in Paciornik becoming livid.
At this point, Police say Paciornik got into his vehicle and backed it into the woman’s car, as a way to prevent her from moving her car forward. Paciornik got out of his vehicle and then went to puncture one of the tires of the woman’s vehicle, telling her she had five seconds to enter his car. The woman refused for a third time and Paciornik drove away.
Once the woman noticed the flat tire, she parked her vehicle in the station’s parking lot. Paciornik returned and again blocked the woman’s car, this time, to prevent her from opening the driver’s door. Paciornik began to yell at the woman, but he left once onlookers informed him that the police had been contacted.
By the time officers arrived at the gas station, Paciornik had left.
The incident was taped by the station’s surveillance cameras. From the tape, officers were able to identify the license plate of Paciornik’s vehicle, which led to his arrest.
Paciornik is currently in custody at the San Diego Central Jail and is being charged with attempted kidnapping, assault with intent to commit a felony, false imprisonment and vandalism. His bail has been set at $205,000.
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