3 Charged With Kidnapping After Chase: Central Bucks PD

CHALFONT, PA — Three men are facing kidnapping charges following an incident Monday afternoon in Chalfont, Central Bucks Regional Police said.

Officers were called to the area of Skyline Drive just after 2 p.m. after someone reported a car was chasing a juvenile. When officers arrived, the 14-year-old victim waved them down and told officers he had arranged to buy drugs through social media. He said he set up a meeting to purchase the drugs, at which time he got into a car driven by one of those charged.

Once he got into the car, he told the three men he did not have money on him and had to go back home. The men then yelled death threats at the teen while speeding through the neighborhood, according to police.

As the victim attempted to get out of the car, one suspect yelled “get the gun.” The victim was able to force the car door open and jump out while it was still moving at "a high rate of speed," police said.

The teen ran, and the suspects "gave chase" but were not present when police arrived, authorities said.

Police soon found the described SUV in the immediate area. Those charged include Arif Chowdury, 23, Mehdi Hasan Mollah, 24, and Fardin Sadib, 21, all of Lansdale. They were taken into police custody and arraigned.

All three are facing charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, criminal use of communication facility, manufacture, deliver possession w/intent, unlawful restraint, reckless endangerment, corruption of minors, simple assault, and terroristic threats.