$10K reward offered in Pennsylvania abduction caught on tape

GERMANTOWN, PA -- Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has approved a $10,000 reward in connection with the abduction of a woman in Germantown Sunday night.

The reward is for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

On Monday, police released video of a woman's abduction which they say appears to be a random kidnapping.

The missing woman is identified as 22-year-old Carlesha Freeland-Gaither.

The video shows the incident at 9:40 p.m. on Sunday on the 100 block of West Coulter Street.

You can see someone park a 2000-2002 dark gray metallic 4-door Ford Taurus with Pennsylvania plates by the street.

A man in a hooded sweatshirt gets out of the car and goes out of view, but then comes back dragging Freeland-Gaither.

She is seen struggling against her abductor while being dragged down the street

Police say she kicked out both rear windows just before the car sped away.

While audio was not released by police, investigators say it was clear that Freeland-Gaither did not know her abductor.

Because of the seemingly random nature of the case, police have called in the FBI for help.

VIDEO: See the video released by Philadelphia Police

Police found Freeland-Gaither's glasses and mobile phone lying on the road where the abduction occurred.

Officers were back Monday morning and picked up a glove as possible evidence.

"There's no relationship to drugs or criminal activity at this time," Philadelphia Police Lieutenant Clifton Lights told Action News.

Freeland-Gaither's family says she worked as a nurse and had spent the evening visiting with her godson before heading home. They say she was just blocks from her home when she was abducted.

Monday morning Carl Freeland, Carlesha's father, was out posting flyers on the block where she was taken.

"I don't care what anyone has to do, just let my daughter come home," he said. "That's all I'm asking."

"I think she was coming from a cousin's party or something and was walking down," said Carlesha's grandfather, Derek Alston. "And she was supposed to call her boyfriend to meet her, and she never did."

"She's just a sweet child, a very sweet child," said her grandmother, Connie Freeland. "We don't know if she was talking to them or whether they ended up asking her a question and just grabbed her. We don't know what happened at all."

The suspect was described as a black male, 5'10, medium-heavy build, 25-30 years-of-age, medium brown complexion, wearing a dark colored jacket with a dark colored hood possibly a hooded sweatshirt underneath, dark colored hat, and dark colored pants.

The vehicle is described as a 2000-2002 dark gray metallic 4-door Ford Taurus with an unknown PA license, an unknown plate on the front bumper, rear spoiler, and both driver and passenger side rear windows broken out. Vehicle is missing inspection stickers and has an unknown item in the center bottom of the front windshield.

Anyone with information about the incident or Freeland-Gaither's whereabouts is being asked to call Philadelphia Police Northwest Detectives at 215-686-3353.