By David Richie:
A man identified by El Dorado County sheriff's deputies as Sapian Joseph Crespin is being held on $1 million bail after he allegedly forced his girlfriend at knifepoint to drive him from Roseville to Placerville so he could visit a former girlfriend.
Crespin (left photo), 25, was booked on suspicion of kidnapping, inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or co-habitant, making criminal threats and assault with a deadly weapon. A judge found Crespin's behavior so egregious that an enhancement was added to the list of charges bringing his bail up to $1 million, officials said.
The action escalated about 1:45 p.m. Sunday when Crespin and his girlfriend arrived at the other woman's home on Oak Lane Court, off Missouri Flat Road, near Wal-Mart, said Sgt. Bryan Golmitz, Sheriff's Office spokesman.
The other woman lured Crespin out of the vehicle so the kidnap victim could drive away. At that point Crespin, knife in hand, started chasing the vehicle on foot. Responding deputies found the vehicle near the entrance to Wal-Mart, with Crespin still trying to climb in the passenger side door. The store was very busy at the time and the incident drew a crowd.
Crespin was taken into custody. His victim declined medical treatment.
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