Abducted woman saved after passing note to gas station customer in Arizona

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according to a statement from police in Arizona.The incident took place on Tuesday at a Chevron gas station in Seligman, Ariz., a day after the woman was allegedly kidnapped.Police in Yavapai County said that the woman, who was left unnamed, had been abducted from a car dealership in the Phoenix area on Monday morning by a man posing as an Uber driver. The suspect, 41-year-old Jacob Wilhoit, was known to the victim, but he allegedly wore a wig to conceal his identity when he picked her up.After Wilhoit got the victim in his minivan, he allegedly restrained her with zip ties and started driving, according to a spokesperson with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO).The victim’s mother reported her missing that afternoon and mentioned Wilhoit by name as a person of interest who might have been involved in her daughter’s disappearance.Wilhoit held the victim overnight at a Lake Mead park before continuing the drive, YCSO deputies said.On day two of the woman’s ordeal, she found her chance to get help when her abductor pulled into a gas station.At around 5 p.m.

on Tuesday, the victim signalled another customer at the gas station and passed them a note.The quickly-scrawled message on the Post-It note said ‘help’, gave the victim’s name, as well as a plea for the customer to call 911. The message included a description of the van the woman was being held in, and stated they were heading towards Kingman, Ariz.

and Las Vegas.A photo of the note was posted on social media by Gabriella Bachara, a reporter with 12 News in Arizona.This note saved a woman who was kidnapped by a man pretending to be her rideshare driver on Monday. She passed it a woman at a gas station in Seligman who then called 911.

Story on @12News.