Jacob Alex Montague ( Philadelphia Police Department) PHILADELPHIA - Federal prosecutors have charged a North Carolina man for allegedly attempting to kidnap two women at knifepoint while homeless in Philadelphia late last year.
Jacob Montague, 35, will appear in federal court on Friday for the first time since his arrest. He is facing a maximum sentence of life imprisonment for trying to kidnap two women on consecutive days in Center City, according to prosecutors.The alleged incidents happened blocks apart on Spruce Street in Center City on Nov.
1 and 2. Each time, prosecutors say Montague used a knife to try and abduct two women but unsuccessful. MORE: Police: Homeless man charged in attempted abductions in PhiladelphiaInvestigators say.