Universal City teen brutally beaten and kidnapped, police say
Upstairs neighbor in police custody
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UNIVERSAL CITY – A man has been arrested after a brutal kidnapping at an apartment complex in Universal City left a teen traumatized and neighbors too afraid to speak.
The incident happened at The Colony apartment complex, located in the 300 block of Kitty Hawk Road, around 4 p.m., Feb. 25.
Police said a 16-year-old boy was getting out of his vehicle in front of his apartment when a man approached and forced him into the laundry room, which was located right next door.
According to a police report, the suspect allegedly attacked the teen and even threatened to shoot him before eventually taking him to another apartment, which is located directly above the teen’s unit.