Man Charged With Kidnapping Ex-Girlfriend

A man who allegedly forced his ex-girlfriend into his car at gunpoint outside a Lansdale bar has been charged with her kidnapping and numerous other offenses, Lansdale Police said today.

Joshua Ellis, 28, allegedly forced the victim, an Upper Gwynedd woman, into his car in a parking lot near the in Lansdale shortly before 11:00 p.m. on Thursday night. The 21-year-old woman had been celebrating her birthday with friends inside the bar when Ellis allegedly arrived and became involved in an argument with her. Police said Ellis was under a Protection from Abuse Order filed by the victim.

Police said the victim attempted to "calm down" Ellis by going outside the bar to speak with him. Following that conversation, she attempted to leave the bar with friends. Ellis then allegedly pointed a gun at various members of the group and ordered the victim into his car.

Witnesses provided police with a description of the vehicle Ellis was driving. Upper Gwynedd police located the car on the 700 block of S. Broad Street in Upper Gwynedd, near the victim's residence, about 10 minutes after receiving the kidnapping report. Both Ellis and the victim were in the car. The victim was freed.

Police said that inside Ellis's vehicle were a loaded .357 revolver, which was reported stolen from a Franconia resident, as well as unspecified amounts of cocaine and marijuana.

In addition to violation the Protection from Abuse order, Ellis has been charged with kidnapping, assault, recklessly endangering another person, terroristic threats, possession of controlled substances, receiving stolen property, DUI, and related offenses. He is being held at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Lower Providence after failing to post $110,000 bail.

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