HAMTRAMCK, Mich. – Police said classmates helped track down a Hamtramck student who was abducted from a bus stop at gunpoint.
The abduction happened at the bus stop near Edwin/Pulaski and Edwin/Bromback, according to an April 13, 2026, social media post from Abdulmalik Algahaim, the Hamtramck Public Schools Board of Education President.
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Police went to the teen’s school to investigate the kidnapping and learned several students were tracking the teen by putting her phone number into cellphone location data and social media. Police at the school notified other officers of the teen’s location.
Donald James Joseph Arthur Fields, 48, allegedly drove the teen to a gas station convenience store on Conant Street in Detroit. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said he took her inside the store so she could buy cigarettes for him. While inside, the teen signaled to the cashier that she was in danger, prompting the cashier to help her immediately.
Fields then quickly left the gas station, where he was met by Hamtramck police officers. He was arrested, had his gun confiscated and his van was impounded.
“Our young survivor in this case was simply walking in broad daylight when she was viciously attacked and sexually assaulted,” Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said. “Despite what she had just gone through, her quick thinking and mental toughness saved her life. We cannot reverse what happened to her, but we can work hard to bring justice to her.”
Fields was arraigned Thursday on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping, one count of felonious assault, three counts of felony firearm and one count of felon in possession of a firearm.
According to Hamtramck Mayor Adam Alharbi, Fields has a criminal history of sexual assault charges.