Driver charged with abduction

STAFF REPORT

BOARDMAN — Police charged a 20-year-old man with abduction, accusing him of driving his former girlfriend around parts of the township and Youngstown and not letting her get out of the car.

Alvin L. Hall Jr., 20, of Sheridan Road, Youngstown, is to appear Tuesday in Mahoning County Court here.

The 18-year-old victim told police she got into Hall’s car Thursday morning to talk. The two argued and she tried to get out of the car, but Hall wouldn’t let her.

The woman told police Hall drove around, and if she opened the car door, he would accelerate so she couldn’t get out.

When she tried to call her mother on her cell phone, he broke it, she told police.

After about an hour of driving around, she was able to get out of the car when Hall pulled into his driveway. The woman ran and was picked up by another woman, who allowed her to call 911 and her parents. Police arrested Hall on Thursday evening.