Nashville police have arrested a man accused of kidnapping and raping a woman who mistakenly entered his vehicle thinking he was her rideshare driver, People reports.
Per the Metro Nashville Police Department, Randall C. Johnson, 49, was arrested on Monday, more than four months after the incident allegedly took place. Johnson, who lives 30 miles outside of Nashville, in Lebanon, Tennessee, is facing aggravated kidnapping, aggravated rape, and aggravated assault charges.
According to police, Johnson picked up a 24-year-old woman and her male friend after they left a downtown bar around 2:45 a.m. on May 24. The pair entered his Chevrolet pickup truck thinking it was a rideshare. While dropping them off at their destination, the male exited the vehicle first, at which point Johnson sped off with the victim.
The woman claims she was driven to a field about 30 minutes away, where she was sexually assaulted. He then drove her back to Nashville, dropping her off at the residence she was staying at with her friend.
According to Fox17 Nashville, a citizen’s tip helped police identify Johnson as the suspect.
