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Posted on Fri, May 10, 2013 : 2:59 p.m.

Police arrest 1 suspect in woman's abduction, still seeking 2nd

By John Counts

This story has been corrected. The suspect police are still searching for is Jeremy Abston, not James.

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Raymond March

Police arrested the 21-year-old Belleville man Friday they believed helped abduct a 25-year-old woman in Ypsilanti Monday.

Raymond James March was arrested at a residence in Inkster with the help of the 2nd District Fugitive Team, according to a release from Ypsilanti police.

March is suspected, along with Jeremy Abston, in the abduction of Farrah Cook in Ypsilanti Monday.

Detectives had received information that March was at the home. Authorities located him inside and he was arrested without incident, the release stated.

The vehicle used in the abduction was also recovered.

March was taken to the Washtenaw County Jail, where he will remain awaiting arraignment on felony charges including unlawful imprisonment and conspiracy to commit unlawful imprisonment.

Abston remains at large, the release stated.

Police were first alerted to the abduction at 5:45 a.m. Monday when they were called to a residence in the 500 block of South Hamilton Street at the Hamilton Crossing Apartments after receiving a report that a man had forced a woman into a black or very dark blue Pontiac Bonneville. The incident was caught on security cameras and about 10 people witnessed the abduction, according to family members.

Cook and Abston have three children together, twin 4-year-old girls and a 3-year-old boy. Police have said Farrah and Abston dated for four years before breaking up, which seemed to be Abston's motive.

Cook escaped her abductors later on Monday and was found safe at an Ypsilanti Township apartment complex.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Abston is encouraged to call the Ypsilanti Police Department at 734-483-9510 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK UP (773-2587).

John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.

Comments

ypsicat

Sat, May 11, 2013 : 12:52 a.m.

I thought Abston's given name was Jeremy. Agree with Solitude; YPD rocks. It's only a matter of time for Jeremy (James?).

John Counts

Sat, May 11, 2013 : 2:50 p.m.

You are correct ypsicat. The article has been corrected.

Nicholas Urfe

Fri, May 10, 2013 : 11:59 p.m.

Only a matter of time. I hope they charge anyone who allegedly helps these suspects evade the law.

Solitude

Fri, May 10, 2013 : 8:28 p.m.

Those dudes picked the wrong city to try that stuff in. YPD doesn't mess around.

Homeland Conspiracy

Sat, May 11, 2013 : 2:30 p.m.

LOL