SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A man is behind bars after kidnapping and assaulting a woman in Sioux Falls.

According to police, the incident happened at the 500 block of South Spring Avenue around 11:21 am on Thursday, September 11.

The initial report was that a man dragged a woman into a silver van with no license plates and left the scene.

The suspect vehicle was located near 11th Street and Prairie Avenue around 11:38 am.

The driver found with the vehicle was not the suspect seen in video footage or by witnesses.

He was interviewed, and it was determined that the vehicle was no longer occupied by the man or the female seen in the video.

Eventually, police were able to locate the woman in the southwest section of the city around 7:24 pm.

She was taken to safety and was fou

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