{"id":1438579,"date":"2022-04-14T16:15:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T20:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1438579"},"modified":"2022-04-14T16:15:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T20:15:16","slug":"woman-allegedly-kidnapped-by-ex-boyfriend-uses-tiktok-signal-to-plea-for-help-high-speed-chase-ensues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-allegedly-kidnapped-by-ex-boyfriend-uses-tiktok-signal-to-plea-for-help-high-speed-chase-ensues\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Allegedly Kidnapped By Ex-Boyfriend Uses \u2018TikTok Signal\u2019 To Plea For Help; High-Speed Chase Ensues"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwoman-allegedly-kidnapped-by-ex-boyfriend-uses-tiktok-signal-to-plea-for-help-high-speed-chase-ensues%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1438579&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/TikTok-scaled-e1649964945350.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>A Tennessee woman who was allegedly kidnapped and threatened by her ex-boyfriend used a hand signal popularized on TikTok to alert a gas station clerk to her situation, leading to a high-speed police chase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The chase resulted in the arrest of Johnathon Smith, 31, who was charged with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated domestic assault, The Tennessean <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/local\/dickson\/2022\/04\/11\/woman-uses-tiktok-popularized-signal-help-chase-ends-dickson\/7279096001\/\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span> on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to the report, the woman who was allegedly kidnapped was visiting her brother, and her ex-boyfriend Smith showed up. A sheriff\u2019s office deputy then said the woman got into Smith\u2019s truck and \u201cgot into a physical altercation\u201d while driving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe girlfriend then asked to be let out. He said, \u2018No,\u2019\u201d Lt. Mike Doddo said. \u201c[Smith] then threatened to kill her by grabbing a screwdriver and telling her, if he couldn\u2019t have her, nobody could have her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Smith and the woman reportedly pulled into a gas station and went inside. That\u2019s when the woman flashed the clerk the sign that she was in trouble and needed help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhile in the store, the woman put her palm forward and tucked her thumb in, and closed her four fingers over it, showing that gesture to a cashier, according to Doddo. The clerk repeated the gesture back and the woman nodded, yes, he said,\u201d The Tennessean explained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The New York Post <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/14\/woman-uses-tiktok-signal-to-alert-cashier-about-kidnapping\/\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span>,<\/span><span>\u00a0\u201cThe hand signal, which has been made popular on TikTok, is used to alert others about the need for assistance during a domestic violence situation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After the clerk saw the woman\u2019s plea for help, the staff called 911 and tried to delay Smith by acting like the cash register wasn\u2019t working, but Smith caught on to the clerk\u2019s trick and allegedly took the woman back to the truck before speeding off. A Hickman County Sheriff\u2019s Office corporal pulled into the gas station as the truck was leaving and engaged in a pursuit that reached 90 miles per hour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The chase lasted for nearly 15 minutes before Smith\u2019s truck crashed into a creek. Smith then reportedly attempted to flee on foot before he was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/foxlexington.com\/news\/nation-world\/woman-uses-hand-signal-popularized-on-tiktok-to-escape-kidnapping-tenn-officials-say\/?utm_campaign=socialflow&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_source=t.co\"><span>tased<\/span><\/a><span> by the officer and taken into custody. The woman was not harmed, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This isn\u2019t the first time the hand signal popularized by TikTok has been used to alert others to a potentially dangerous situation. The Tennessean wrote that in November, a 16-year-old North Carolina girl who had been missing used the signal while in the backseat of a 61-year-old man\u2019s car. That man was also arrested after a person in another car saw the girl\u2019s plea for help and notified police.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Canadian Women\u2019s Foundation <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianwomen.org\/signal-for-help\/\"><span>explained<\/span><\/a>\u00a0that<span> the hand signal helps \u201ca person silently show they need help and want someone to check in with them in a safe way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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