5 Years Jail Time for Man Who Stole Woman in Cheektowaga, New York

It was a story that went viral and reached further than Western New York earlier this year.

A man who followed a woman home from downtown Buffalo and abducted and tried to steal her will get 5 years behind bars. Is that enough?

Abel Gebrehawaria was arrested after the incident. He was charged with one count of second-degree kidnapping.

An order of protection was issued through September 2037.

Here is the story that happened back in March to 26-year-old Kelly.

Kelly was out in downtown Buffalo on a Friday night. She drove home at about 1:30 and when she got to her home in Cheektowaga, a man took her--he forced her into the backseat of his car. Kelly fought and tried scratching the man in order to get some DNA of his skin under her nails. She ended up getting ahold of his steering wheel where she was able to force the car to crash and get out of the car and run.

Take a look at Kelly's story below:

It was a scary story, but it certainly makes you think about how you would handle the situation? Are you prepared? Do you have a plan. Maybe you should get an apple watch in case you don't have your phone? Or find my friends app on your iPhone?

There was tons of support on social media when it happened:

I wish I could hug you right now. I hate to say that I’m happy things ended up okay, because I’m sure you don’t feel okay, but please know I’m sending you nothing but love and healing energy

Another person on Instagram wrote:

omg Kelly I cannot even imagine, I am so sorry this happened to you. Sending you all the love & healing vibes during this time. You are amazing & so brave

Someone did bring up a great point, though:

What did the car crash into? With all the Ring doorbells around, this must be on everyone's cameras.