Hitchhiker arrested on kidnapping charges in Fremont County

Fremont County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Colorado Springs woman accused of holding a driver at gunpoint and forcing them to driver her to Michigan.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office said Sarah Stanigar, 25, of Colorado Springs was arrested Friday night.

Deputies said a woman picked Stanigar up on Highway 115. The driver texted her boyfriend that Stanigar had a gun and demanded to be driven to Michigan, deputies said. Stanigar also said she had a bomb in her backpack.

Law enforcement stopped the vehicle on the east side of Caon City and Stanigar was arrested.