Man arrested in attack

An Elgin man was arrested Saturday in connection with the attempted abduction of an Elgin Community College student last month.

Thomas Siebert, of 91 Brookside Drive, was positively identified as the man who approached a 21-year-old Elgin Community College student from Aurora in the parking lot of the college and started punching her in the face until she fell to the ground, at which point he tried to drag her into his vehicle, Elgin police said.

Siebert -- who was identified in a physical lineup by the victim and witnesses -- was arrested Saturday and charged with attempted kidnapping, unlawful restraint and two counts of battery, Elgin police said.

The victim said she saw him about 20 minutes before the attack, according to police reports.

He was walking on Spartan Drive at ECC and she had to drive around him, the reports said.

When she returned to her car about 5:17 p.m., he walked toward her and she asked him, "Can I help you?"

The woman was punched three times and fell to the ground, police said.

Siebert started dragging the woman toward his vehicle until a witness started shouting, and then he fled east on Spartan Drive, police said. The woman was taken to Provena St. Joseph Hospital, where she was treated for her injuries and later released.

Elgin police and Elgin Community College police passed a community alert bulletin with a composite drawing of the offender, which helped lead them to Siebert, police said.

Siebert was arrested at his house in Elgin and is in custody at the Elgin Police Department. He will be in court today at the Kane County jail, police said.