Woman escapes kidnapping - KiiiTV3.com South Texas, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend

Beaumont police are searching for a robbery suspect who robbed a restaurant manager at knife point, kidnapping her and taking her to an ATM.

Police say the suspect approached 19-year-old Jewel Courts, who is a manager at a Pappadeaux's restaurant in the parking lot Sunday afternoon. He kidnapped the woman at knife point and took her to an ATM on College Street in Beaumont.

Courts says she withdrew $1,600 for the suspect, $100 at a time. 

Courts says she was then thrown out of the car around Walden and I-10 where a driver stopped to help her call police. 

An off duty officer spotted Courts car deserted in the 5300 block of Quad Lane. Police scoured the area looking for clues. A K-9 was called in to assist the search but two initial searches were unsuccessful.  

Police describe the man as a hispanic male, mid 20s, dark tan, 5'6" medium build, was last wearing a gray shirt and black shorts.  He had a tear drop under his left eye, and is heavily tattooed on both forearms.