Colonial Settlement

on 03-19-2009 03:42

By DONNA KENNY KIRWAN

PAWTUCKET - A 21-year-old local man is facing kidnapping, assault and other charges after allegedly abducting his ex-girlfriend as she left Shea High School on Monday afternoon.

According to Pawtucket Police, the victim's mother had called 911 shortly after 3 p.m. to report that her daughter's ex-boyfriend, Brian P. Pina, had allegedly taken her daughter against her will. She told police her daughter had contacted her about the incident by cell phone. A short time later, while police were still interviewing the mother, the victim arrived home, having been transported by her brother.
The victim, who has a child with Pina, told police that as she was leaving school and heading to her car that was parked nearby, Pina suddenly appeared next to her. She said he grabbed onto her and pushed her into a vehicle, stating that he wanted to talk. She said he tried to grab her cell phone and she started to pull away, but he grabbed her arm and bit her near the wrist. She said she then grabbed his face and scratched him, and then Pina started the car and pulled away from the parking area at a high rate of speed.
The victim said she began to yell loudly inside the car in hopes of attracting someone's attention. She said she then saw a police cruiser heading in the opposite direction and again began to yell. She said that once the police officer turned his cruiser around, Pina allegedly became scared and began to drive faster to get away. She said he then pulled into a driveway on Bagley Street and grabbed her, making her exit the vehicle with him.
According to police, the victim said that Pina made her go over a fence and forced her to hide in a garage. She said her mother kept calling her on her cell phone, and when Pina finally let her respond, he told her to tell her mother she was at McDonald's. She said she was eventually able to contact her mother, and her aunt and brother came to the location to pick her up, but Pina had fled the scene.
According to police, several officers were involved in a foot pursuit with Pina in the general vicinity of his home at 84 Hurley Avenue. Patrol Officers Ernest Pendergrass and Ryan Heise, along with trained police dog BAK, set up a perimeter around his house. When Pendergrass saw that Pina was at home, he ordered him to surrender. When allowed into the house,  Pendergrass said he saw Pina climb into the attic. After Pina allegedly ignored several orders to surrender, Pendergrass said he brought the police dog into the house and threatened to release him if Pina did not comply. Pina then agreed to come down from the attic and was taken into custody.
Pina was charged with two felonies: domestic--kidnapping and being in possession of a stolen motor vehicle, and three misdemeanors: domestic--simple assault,  violation of a no-contact order, and resisting arrest. He was arraigned Tuesday in 6th District Court, Providence.