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2 arrested for carjacking, abducting and sexually assaulting Fort Pierce woman

Photo: Derrick Bynum, Todd Stephens arrested
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. -- Two men accused in a carjacking, abduction, rape and police chase moved to a St. Lucie County jail, after being slapped with new charges today.

Todd Stephens and Derrick Bynum are accused of carjacking a Fort Pierce woman Wednesday night, driving her to the woods, raping her. then leading police on a chase before being caught as they ran from the stolen SUV.

The victim was taken to the hospital for a head injury.o   She told police the men hit her head on the concrete before raping her.

EARLIER STORY:

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. -- Two men have been arrested for allegedly abducting and sexually assaulting a Fort Pierce woman.

18-year-old Derrick Bynum, of Vero Beach and and 24-year-old Todd Stephens of Vero Beach were arrested in southern Indian River County and were taken to the Indian River County jail.

"The investigation determined that the abduction and carjacking occurred in the City of Fort Pierce, and the sexual attack on the female victim took place in the unincorporated area of St. Lucie County," Sheriff Mascara said. "Therefore, the Sheriff's Office is investigating the sexual attack, while the Fort Pierce Police Department is investigating the carjacking and abduction. Both agencies took part in the pursuit and apprehension of the two male suspects."

They are expected to be brought today to St. Lucie County for additional questioning. St. Lucie County Sheriff's detectives have interviewed the female victim.

The incident began Wednesday night when Fort Pierce Police officers were sent to the 2500 block of Wilkins Avenue to investigate a possible carjacking and abduction in which two males stole a white sport utility vehicle at gunpoint, kidnapping the car's owner.

Fort Pierce police and St. Lucie County deputies began looking for the stolen vehicle, and an undercover deputy spotted the SUV a few blocks away. Additional deputies and police officers were dispatched, and a deputy and Fort Pierce Police Officer Demetrius Owens tried to stop the suspects in the 2800 block of Avenue L. As the two officers approached the stolen SUV, the driver backed up and rammed the deputy's vehicle, then drove away.

The Sheriff's helicopter was sent to the area and a deputy in the helicopter spotted the stolen vehicle and assisted ground units in following and eventually apprehending the suspects.

An undercover St. Lucie County detective was almost able to stop the suspects on Oslo Road in southern Indian River County, but the suspects got away. They continued eluding officers, nearly hitting an Indian River County deputy trying to stop them.

The suspects turned onto Old Dixie Highway into a residential area, still in Indian River County, then jumped out of the stolen vehicle just north of the St. Lucie County line. Deputies and officers took the two suspects into custody, and then took them to the Indian River County jail.

Both the Fort Pierce Police Department and the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office are continuing the investigation today, and more charges by both agencies are likely.

Bynum is charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding, felony battery on a law officer and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Stephens is charged with resisting arrest without violence, use or display of a weapon during the commission of a felony.2 arrested for carjacking, abducting and sexually assaulting Fort Pierce woman

Friday, July 6 2012, 07:52 PM EDT

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