Eventually, they blocked the vehicle after a chase and said they saw a woman being held against her will on the floorboard of the van.
They barricaded the man, who police said demanded they kill him. Police put an end to the standoff and rescued the woman. The man was taken into custody.
The man was identified as Sean Sanders, 51, from Los Angeles, WVTM reported.
Police said the van Sanders was driving had a cage, metal caging was covering the windows and the doors were chained shut from the inside.
Sanders also had his three dogs with him at the time of his arrest. They are in the custody of animal control, AL.com reported.
But police told AL.com that Sanders had been living in the van and believe he knew the alleged victim, but no motive has been released.
Police said Sanders admitted to kidnapping the woman and assaulting her, AL.com reported.
Sanders told police he was in Alabama because his brother lives in the state. Police said he told those who helped him in Alabama that he left the West Coast because of gangs, AL.com reported.
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