A Western New York man was arrested for allegedly breaking into a woman’s apartment and attempt to kidnap her and her 13 year old sonin violation of a restraining order.
Damion Gooden, 47, broke into their home around 12:30 a.m. Sunday in Elmira and beat the mother in her bed before threatening her with a large kitchen knife and tying her to a chair, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by WENY on Tuesday.
Gooden would have I dragged the woman into the kitchen by her hair and restrained her using a shoelace and a phone charger, WETM Elmira reported.
Around 5 a.m., Gooden then took the woman and her son to his car and told them he was taking them to Philadelphia.
Authorities were alerted to the incident when Gooden stopped for gas in Athens, Pennsylvania, and accidentally dropped his cell phone from his pocket. The woman then used it to call 911 before returning. Authorities arrived at the gas station as Gooden was driving away.
When they arrested him, Gooden went to the police with his hands in the air, saying he had “missed.” He later confessed to the crimes while incarcerated at the Athens Municipality Police Department.
The woman, who has not been identified, was the subject of a restraining order against Gooden, but the details of their relationship are unclear. Gooden is not the father of the 13-year-old boy, according to the affidavit.
Gooden remains in custody on $2 million bail and has been charged with nine felonies, including kidnapping to instill terror and kidnapping of a minor, unlawful restraint causing great bodily injury and making terroristic threats in the intention to terrorize others.
