Prince William police are expected to hold a press conference this afternoon to discuss grand jury action in the abduction case of Barbara Jean Bosworth, the Alexandria woman who was abducted and killed in car accident in the Woodbridge area on Sept. 13.
The only survivor of the crash, Keith Anthony Baskerville, 19, of Dale City, was charged with carjacking and abduction with the intent to extort money, according to Officer Erika Hernandez, Prince William police spokeswoman.
Lutchman Chandler, 19, of Dale City, was also killed in the wreck.
Police said Chandler and Baskerville abducted the 61-year-old Alexandria woman from the Springfield Mall, drove her to a PDQ Mart in Woodbridge in her Saturn and forced her to use her ATM card to make a purchase, according to po-lice.
Police were called around 3 p.m. when a customer noticed two men escorting Bosworth around the store and de-cided to intervene. He approached the woman pretending to know her, hugged her and then whispered in her ear if she needed help. She indicated that she did, according to police.
The Saturn was seen speeding toward U.S. 1 before one of the two abductors lost control and crashed into some trees at the intersection of Neabsco Road and Indus Drive, authorities said.
About a week after the accident, police said that based on the investigation, witnesses interviews and surveillance videos, it appeared that Chandler was driving, Bosworth was in the front passenger seat and Baskerville was in the rear seat.
Police also said at the time that the toy gun used in the abduction was stolen from a Springfield Mall store that afternoon.
Stay with InsideNoVA.com for updates on this developing story.
Staff writer Elisa Glushefski contributed to this report.
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