Kidnapping Suspect Dies During Struggle In Modesto

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — A kidnapping suspect who led authorities on a car chase has died in Modesto following a struggle in which officers deployed bean bags, a stun gun and a dog to subdue him.

Modesto police officers tried to pull the man over early Sunday after a woman reported that she was being kidnapped by her boyfriend. The man let the woman go at an intersection before speeding off.

Sgt. Ivan Valencia said when the chase ended, the man resisted arrest. Stanislaus County Sheriff's deputies who also got involved in the chase tried to restrain him.

Valencia said during the struggle the man had an unspecified medical emergency. He was taken to a hospital where he died.

The cause of his death was under investigation.

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