MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) -- An 18-year-old man from Burtonsville is facing charges related to a kidnapping that spanned two counties in Maryland.

The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) said that on June 1, around 6:25 p.m., officers responded to Wexhall Drive and Greencastle Road for a reported kidnapping.

Witnesses reported seeing a man grab a woman and force her into a sedan before driving off. As they left, the victim managed to throw her purse out of the car's window. Officers found the purse and learned who the victim was through her ID.

They soon identified the suspect as 18-year-old Joel Akakpo.

Soon after, the Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) got a call for a "suspicious situation" involving the same sedan on Flintrock Drive in Beltsville.

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