A man was arrested last week after an early January incident in which he allegedly held a knife to a woman’s neck, according to the San Jose Police Department.
Police say officers responded to a report of a kidnapping on the 5000 block of Lapa Drive, near John Mise Park, at 9 p.m. on Jan. 10. The suspect allegedly approached a woman from behind, held a knife to her throat and forced her to sit down on a nearby sidewalk.
When the suspect attempted to tape the victim’s mouth shut with packing tape and take her purse, she fought back, police say. She ran away and neighbors came to