Rape suspect in custody after high-speed chase

MARIETTA, Ga. - A man accused of assaulting and kidnapping a woman in metro Atlanta has been arrested after a high-speed chase in Tennessee. Police say 53-year-old Kenneth Terry was traveling at speeds of more than 100 miles an hour before he was captured.

On September 28, a woman called the Marietta Police Department and told authorities Terry, of Connecticut, had raped her. According to police, Terry was already on federal probation out of Connecticut. 

Investigators said Terry has attempted to contact the victim on multiple occasions since the September attack, and she relocated to another metro Atlanta city so he wouldn't know where she was. Thursday night, police said Terry found out where the victim was living then attacked her and kidnapped her in Sandy Springs. She was severely beaten and stabbed, according to investigators. 

"This gentleman has been continuously after the victim. He has been relentless. Every time we try to find a safe location for this victim, he seems to locate her," Detective Michael Selleck told FOX 5's Aungelique Proctor.

Police said Terry forced the woman into her own car, then drove to Marietta. He pulled into a parking lot of a hotel and briefly stepped out of the car. That's when the victim locked the doors, hopped into the front, and drove toward the front of the hotel. Police said she jumped out and cried for help while the suspect tried to force her back inside the car. 

"When he exited the vehicle, the victim took that opportunity to lock all the doors and drive to the front of the hotel complex and scream for help, " Detective Selleck recalled.

A hotel security guard saw what was happening and confronted the suspect, according to police. Terry jumped back in the car and drove off.

The victim was taken to WellStar Kenenstone Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. She was later taken to safe house.