Man accused of abduction, sexual assault fatally shot by alleged victim in Forestdale

Update | Wednesday, 1:30 p.m.

The county coroner has identified the man shot to death in Forestdale Tuesday night as 25-year-old Jeremy Arnold Ford of Birmingham.

According to court records, Ford was arrested in April 2014 on a felony terrorist threat charge after he allegedly threatened to steal a man's vehicle and "harm" him with an assault rifle. Ford plead guilty to a misdemeanor harrassment charge and received a 6-month suspended sentence.

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FORESTDALE, Alabama -- Authorities are investigating after a man who allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted a 26-year-old woman was found shot to death inside a Forestdale apartment.

According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to assist Adamsville police in locating a possible abduction victim in the 2800 block of Pebble Creek Parkway. Upon arriving , deputies found the alleged victim in the parking lot and later discovered her alleged attacker fatally shot inside an apartment.

The woman told deputies that the man abducted her, forced her inside the apartment and sexually assaulted her. During the alleged attack, the woman says she gained control of a gun and shot the man.

An investigation remains ongoing. Watch ABC 33/40 News at 10 p.m. for the latest developments.