Dracut man accused of holding woman captive after drugs ran out arrested in Lowell after alleged car theft

Dracut man accused of holding woman captive after drugs ran out arrested in Lowell after alleged car theft

LOWELL — A Dracut man accused of holding a woman captive for hours, beating her, and threatening to kill her when the two ran out of crack cocaine was captured in Lowell after allegedly stealing a car. Kevin Ngaruiya, 31, was arrested in Lowell on Dec. 28 — weeks after the alleged assault — after police said he fled from a stolen Hyundai Elantra and was caught following a foot chase. Officers later confirmed he was the same man wanted in Dracut …