A kidnapping in South Carolina was thwarted because the would-be abductor couldn't operate a manual stick shift in the victim's car, police said. 27-year-old Demetri Nelson still had his victim's keys in his pocket when he was arrested Tuesday, several hours after the kidnapping attempt, the Sumter County sheriff's office said in a news release. Deputies said Nelson broke into a 53-year-old woman's home and demanded money. The State reported Nelson allegedly broke into a River Birch Drive home where the victim lives and told her to give him a ride to a Manning Avenue home. Scroll down for video . Apprehended: A kidnapping in South Carolina was thwarted because the would-be abductor, Demetric Nelson, couldn't operate a manual stick shift in the victim's car . Thwarted getaway: Nelson was unable to drive the victim's stick-shift car, pictured . Once they got there, Nelson told the woman to get into the trunk of the car, WFSB reported. Two children were at the home with the victim  at the time of the robbery, according to the television station. Nelson couldn't drive the car because of the manual transmission, however, and the woman used the emergency trunk latch to escape, authorities said. 'As she was able to get out, she was fortunate enough that there were officers from the Sumter Police Department nearby, patrolling the area,' Braden Bunch, a spokesman for the sheriff's office, told WFSB. ' He added 'She flagged them down and when she did, the suspect then ran.' Command: Nelson allegedly broke into a River Birch Drive home and told the woman to take him to a Manning Avenue home (pictured), where he then told her to get into the trunk of the car . Before Nelson was apprehended, the Sumter's County Sheriff's Office wrote in news release posted to Facebook he 'has a history of violent offense convictions and has been placed on the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Most Wanted list. 'He should be considered armed and dangerous.' Deputies found Nelson and charged him with kidnapping and armed robbery. They said he will also be charged with a possession of a firearm during a violent crime charge. 'Nelson was located and taken into custody without incident around 1 p.m. Tuesday,' the sheriff's office later said in another release posted to Facebook. Bunch told WFSB of the stick-up 'It's got to be incredibly difficult for somebody to deal with that, especially at 1:00 in the morning.' It wasn't known if Nelson had an attorney.
Demetric Nelson, 27, broke into a 53-year-old woman's home and demanded money, deputies said .
He allegedly told the woman to take him to another home, where he ordered her to get in the trunk of her car .
Nelson couldn't drive the car because of the manual transmission, however, and the woman used the emergency trunk latch to escape, authorities said .