An attempt to buy a cellphone in Regina turned into four hours of horror for a 17-year-old girl.
She had been communicating with a young man through social media and agreed to meet him in east Regina on Tuesday night to buy his cell phone.
Instead, the man got into her car and pulled a knife. He then took control of the vehicle and drove her out of the city where she was sexually assaulted then forced into the trunk.
About four hours later she managed to escape when the vehicle was stopped at a red light.
Kohl Alexander Elder, 19, is facing 10 charges including attempted murder, sexual assault with a weapon and kidnapping. He made his first court appearance Thursday morning.