Mickey Vanderpool, 61 of Elizabeth, charged with attempted murder, kidnapping and endangering an injured victim.
NEW BRUNSWICK -- An Elizabeth man is accused of kidnapping a Newark woman, beating her and dumping her in a business park, officials said.
Mickey Vanderpool, 61, of Elizabeth The 61-year-old, Mickey Vanderpool, allegedly picked up the 30-year-old in June when police say he repeatedly hit the woman in the head and body before abandoning her at the Raritan Center in Edison.
Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey said Vanderpool left the woman "for dead."
The unidentified woman wasn't found until at least a day later when a utility worker found her wandering around the complex, Carey said in a release.
Vanderpool has been charged with attempted murder, kidnapping and endangering an injured victim, the prosecutor's office said.
The woman was taken to JFK Medical Center in Edison for her injuries.
Police are still investigating the incident.
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