Laguna Niguel man kidnapped and assaulted

  

LAGUNA NIGUEL (KABC) -- A Laguna Niguel man was reportedly kidnapped from his home.

Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said that the 23-year-old man was asleep inside his house in the 24000 block of Sutton Lane when he awakened to find a stranger in his bedroom.

"This man was standing above him with a barbeque fork saying `let's go,"' Amormino said.

The suspect allegedly assaulted the man with the utensil several times and ordered him to retrieve his ATM card.

"He forced him to drive to a Washington Mutual bank in Laguna Niguel, where the assailant forced the victim to withdraw some cash," Amormino said. Luckily for the victim, an Orange County sheriff's deputy drove by, scaring the assailant.

The suspect fled in the victim's vehicle.

The victim quickly informed the officer of his circumstances, leading to a car chase.

The suspect was taken under arrest to Western Medical Center in Anaheim after crashing the car less than a mile into his getaway. Amormino said.

The victim was treated for his wounds.

The suspect's name has not been released.

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