Fort Lauderdale Police post flyers in the downtown area of Fort Lauderdale on Friday, Aug. 12 kidnapping in the downtown area Friday afternoon, and by a few hours later, were pursuing the stolen Kia from that morning’s separate carjacking and kidnapping.įort Lauderdale Police are investigating tips from the public in both cases and encourage anyone who may recognize the suspect in Saturday’s incident to contact Broward County Crime Stoppers at 95. Officers passed out flyers with a photo of the suspect from the Aug. “Though there are several similar circumstances between the two incidents, we are not yet able to determine if the incidents are related or if the same suspect is responsible,” Casey Liening, a police department spokesperson, said in an email Monday.įort Lauderdale Police are concerned for the public’s safety as they continue to investigate both incidents and urge residents to “be aware of your surroundings and always report suspicious activity to police,” Liening said. from her broken-down car on Interstate 95. He eventually let her go, and she called 911 about 7:30 a.m. The armed suspect, who police have released a photo of, drove the woman around for two hours, stopped at an ATM in an attempt to get cash from the victim and sexually assaulted her. The suspect in that incident has not yet been identified.Ī woman and a man were inside a parked car near the 100 block of Southwest Second Avenue when an armed man confronted them, ultimately taking off in the car with the woman still in the passenger seat, Fort Lauderdale Police said. He has several past felony arrests in the county and previously served time in state prison.įlorida Department of Corrections inmate records say Corker was released most recently from state prison in March.įort Lauderdale Police are simultaneously investigating another similar carjacking and kidnapping that happened in the downtown Fort Lauderdale area shortly before 5 a.m. In June, Corker was arrested on charges of robbery without a weapon and resisting without violence. Authorities found Corker hiding on a roof, according to a probable cause affidavit.Ĭourt records show he was released on bond in that case on Aug. Corker bailed from the truck, where officers found a baggie of PVP inside. 9 after a U-Haul he was driving on I-95 blew a tire and began sparking and an officer followed him off the highway to State Road 84. The attorney representing him did not immediately respond to a voicemail or email seeking comment.Ĭorker has two pending felony cases in Broward County, most recently from earlier this month. Within minutes, Corker was in custody, police said. Friday and started a pursuit with other law enforcement agencies north on Florida’s Turnpike into Palm Beach County. Friday when a suspect armed with a gun got into the car ordered him to drive for two hours, The suspect beat the man up before letting the victim out and driving off in the Kia.įort Lauderdale Police spotted the stolen Kia shortly before 2 p.m. The victim was in his Kia Optima near the 300 block of Southwest First Avenue shortly before 6:30 a.m. He was held in the Palm Beach County Main Detention Center on Monday afternoon. Lias Corker, 34, of Lauderdale Lakes, faces charges of aggravated fleeing and eluding, reckless driving and driving with a revoked license, court records show. A man who led authorities on a chase through Broward into Palm Beach County in a car that was stolen early Friday morning in downtown Fort Lauderdale during a kidnapping has been arrested, but it was not immediately clear whether he was the armed suspect who entered the victim’s car and forced the man to drive around for hours.

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