Hamtramck bus stop kidnapper who sexually assaulted teen, sentenced by judge

FOX 2 - The man who abducted a teen girl from a Hamtramck bus stop and sexually assaulted her, faced a judge Thursday.

Donald James Joseph Arthur Fields was sentenced to 18 to 40 years in prison after making a plea agreement with the prosecutor's office. 

The backstory:

Last April, police said Fields approached the 16-year-old, put a handgun to her back, and forced her into a van in the area of Edwin and Brombach streets.

The student was allegedly sexually assaulted inside the suspect's vehicle. 

Fields submitted his plea to the court on July 9th, leading to today's sentencing. As part of the agreement, some of the charges were dropped. 

The Hamtramck man pleaded guilty to kidnapping, criminal sexual conduct and received an additional two years for weapons charges to be served concurrent to the longer sentence. 

How police found the teen

Dig deeper:

Police went to the victim's school and met with students who were tracking her cell phone location. 

Officers then tracked the victim to a gas station in the 18000 block of Conant Street in Detroit, where Fields went inside with the victim to have her buy cigarettes for him.

Police said the victim signaled to the cashier that she was in danger, and the clerk was able to help her. 

At that point, Fields left and was detained by officers who had arrived at the gas station by using the victim's phone location.

The ‘ultimate risk’ 

Big picture view:

Fields was charged with kidnapping, two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, felonious assault, three counts of felony firearm, and felon in possession of a firearm. 

He was charged as a third-time habitual offender. 

Fields was remanded to the Wayne County Jail after the judge called him the "ultimate risk to the community."

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