Convicted Sex Offender Accused of Kidnapping Two Pasadena Women to be Arraigned Friday

A 38-year-old Compton man who had been convicted in 2008 for assault to commit mayhem will be arranged Friday, May 20, at the Pasadena Courthouse for a new charge of kidnapping for purposes of sexual assault filed by two 18-year-old women earlier this month.

Anthony Seth McDaniel was arrested by the United States Marshal’s Pacific Southwest Fugitive Task Force on May 4, as he was leaving work in Carson. The two women had complained he had offered them a ride in his pick-up truck on April 30 but later demanded sexual acts and threatened to kill one of the victims with a handgun.

Pasadena police said McDaniel saw the two women waiting at a bus stop in Pasadena at about 10 p.m. on April 30 and offered them a ride. The women accepted the offer but later on noticed the suspect was not driving them to the direction they requested.

One of the women saw a chance to open the truck’s door and jump out of the vehicle. She was later transported to a hospital due to a broken ankle.

The other victim related to police she was threatened with a handgun while still inside the suspect’s vehicle. Near the 110 freeway at Olympic Blvd., she yanked at the steering wheel, causing the truck to crash into another vehicle. The suspect opened the front passenger door and pushed to victim out of the truck, according to police. She was later contacted by a CHP officer who learned about the kidnapping and drove the victim to the Pasadena Police Department.

Detectives later found out about McDaniel’s previous conviction and learned he was outfitted with a GPS monitoring device.

After his arrest on May 4, McDaniel was booked at the Los Angeles County Jail with a $2 million bail.