ALIQUIPPA, Pa. \u2014 Two people are behind bars in Beaver County after police say they kidnapped a woman and threatened to have her killed. <\/p>\n
It all started in Aliquippa, Beaver County on Monday afternoon but went as far as Pittsburgh\u2019s Allentown neighborhood. <\/p>\n
According to police, Ariel Harper and her boyfriend Tyrone Turner showed up at the victim\u2019s house and forced her into a car at gunpoint. They accused the victim of stealing money from them. <\/p>\n
Police paperwork shows that the victim had actually rented that car for Harper and Turner and knew them through her job. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s surreal to have it happen right here, so close to home,\u201d Det. Sgt. David Mosura with the Aliquippa Police Department said. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t happen very often. In 25 years of doing this job, it\u2019s probably the first one of this nature,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Police say the pair drove the victim to Pittsburgh. Turner allegedly told her they were going to \u201cmeet my people and I am going to pay them to kill you.\u201d<\/p>\n
The car eventually stopped at a red light near Pittsburgh\u2019s Zone 3 police station. That\u2019s when the victim jumped out and ran for help. <\/p>\n
Pittsburgh Police drove her back to Beaver County. Det. Sgt. Mosura interviewed her. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was quick thinking on her part. The last thing we want is to encourage anyone fight back. She did the best thing she could and got away.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harper and Turner were arrested without incident at their home in Linmar Terrace. Police recovered a gun and personal belongings that the victim left in the car when she jumped. <\/p>\n
They are in the Beaver County Jail facing a number of charges including kidnapping and robbery. <\/p>\n
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