A man accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a woman before letting her out of his truck in Logan Heights was ordered to stand trial Tuesday on several felony counts, including rape, kidnapping and assault.
Phillip Terrell McLeod, who has a criminal record that includes a similar kidnapping case from 2002, faces 160 years to life in prison if convicted of all charges, according to Deputy District Attorney Patrick Espinoza.
The 27-year-old victim, whose name was withheld, was targeted on Delta Street near Balboa Elementary School about 11:30 p.m. last Dec. 20.
McLeod allegedly pulled up and threatened to use a Taser on the woman, then forced her into his white pickup truck and drove her to an area near 39th Street and Broadway in Mount Hope, where she was sexually assaulted.
The victim fought back and her abductor drove her to Logan Heights, where he allegedly tried to rape her again. She pleaded with him to let her go, and he did so near 32nd Street and National Avenue, Espinoza said.
McLeod, 47, was arrested Dec. 29.
He remains in custody in lieu of $2 million bail and is due back in court April 30 for a Superior Court arraignment.
—City News Service
