Police say a woman escaped her boyfriend after he assaulted and kidnapped her in Avondale earlier this month.
Avondale Police report that on March 6 they were contacted by a woman who was hiding at a Tolleson motel after her boyfriend, 24-year-old Jose Adrian Quintana, assaulted, choked and hit her with a handgun.
The fight stemmed from accusations of infidelity and Quintana allegedly refused to allow the victim to leave, court documents said.
At one point, Quintana allegedly forced the woman at gunpoint to drive him around Avondale and Phoenix before getting out of the car at an Avondale house. The woman told officers the suspect broke her phone during the assault.
The next day, the victim returned to her home with one of her kids to get a few personal items because she planned to stay with family, court paperwork said.
When the woman was walking up to the home, Quintana allegedly appeared from around the back of the house and ordered her to go inside, court documents said. The victim refused and requested that she be allowed to drop off the child at her parents' house before going inside.
According to court documents, the man went with the woman to drop off the child and threatened to "kill everyone" if she tried to get out of the car.
When the child heard this and began to cry, Quintana turned to talk to the child. When his back was turned the victim grabbed his gun and got out of the car, court documents said.
After the woman got ahold of his gun, the suspect got out of the car and ran away while the victim shot at him three times, hitting him twice in the left leg. He left the scene but was located by police officers a short time later.
While talking to investigators, Quintana allegedly denied seeing the victim before officers explained he may have been caught on surveillance videos while he forced her to drive against her will through multiple cities.
The man admitted to seeing the victim, but denied assaulting her, court documents said.
Quintana is facing multiple charges including aggravated assault, kidnapping, possession of a weapon by a prohibited person and criminal damage.
