Deters: Man who kidnapped 84-year-old 'deserves to stay in prison for a long time'

A Loveland man is facing up to 20 years in prison after police said he abducted an 84-year-old woman forcing her to give him money, buy him fast food and drive him to a drug deal.

Brett Engel, 31, is facing felony aggravated robbery and abduction charges.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said Engel could face 20 years in prison if he is convicted on all charges.

"This poor lady had to be terrified. I cannot imagine someone sinking so low as to kidnap and terrorize an 84-year-old woman," Deters said. "I give her credit for staying composed and surviving this horrible ordeal."

Police said Engel jumped into the woman's car holding a box cutter in the parking lot of a Symmes Township CVS pharmacy on Feb. 15.

The suspect ordered her to drive to a bank and withdraw $200, which he took, according to court records.

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Then Engel is accused of forcing the woman to take him to Wendy's and buy him food.

At several points during the incident, police said the suspect used the victim's cellphone to make calls.

He then ordered her to drive him to a gas station and then a Norwood White Castle, court documents state.

At the White Castle, police said the victim reported Engel appeared to buy something from two other men.

Back in the car, the suspect injected himself with a drug and told the woman to drive to two different apartment complexes, then to a gas station at the corner of Montgomery and Kemper roads in Symmes Township, the documents state.

Investigators state the victim said the suspect wiped down places in the car he touched with a napkin. He told her he knew where she lived because he saw driver's license and not to call police, court record state. Then he left the scene.

"Engel deserves to stay in prison for a long time," Deters said.

Engel is being held on a $1.25 million bond at the Hamilton County Justice Center. He was indicted on Monday.