Holmes Beach police arrested a Palmetto man May 29 on two first-degree felony charges for sexual battery and kidnapping with intent to commit or facilitate commission of a felony.
Rikeem Lang, 30, also was charged with a third-degree felony for domestic battery by strangulation.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Holmes Beach Police Department around 5:30 a.m. that a motorist involved in a possible kidnapping was pinged heading west at the intersection of Manatee Avenue and 75th Street in Bradenton.
Two HBPD officers found a vehicle matching the alerted MCSO description at the Kingfish Boat Ramp, 752 Manatee Ave., Holmes Beach.
They also found a man, Lang, searching the area and a woman sleeping in the back seat of the vehicle.
An officer spoke to the woman, who said Lang — an ex-boyfriend — had forced her into his vehicle and raped her in the back seat.
The officers called Manatee County Emergency Medical Services to transport the woman to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
The officers arrested Lang, who then was placed into the custody of an MCSO deputy for transport to the Manatee County jail.
Lang remained in custody under $300,000 bond as of June 2.
If convicted, punishment for kidnapping — a life felony — includes life in prison without the possibility of parole, probation for the remainder of the offender’s life, as well as a fine of up to $15,000.
Punishment for a first-degree felony, such as sexual battery, includes up to 30 years in prison, 30 years of probation and a fine of up to $10,000.
Punishment for a third-degree felony includes five years in prison, five years of probation and a fine of up to $5,000.
An arraignment will be at 9 a.m. Friday, July 7, at the Manatee County Judicial Center, 1051 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton.