( CNN ) -- An armed man hijacked a Greyhound bus Thursday in North Carolina and took the passengers on a short , wild ride before being arrested . The bus was traveling to Raleigh , North Carolina , when the gun-toting passenger approached the driver Thursday night , said Maureen Richmond , a Greyhound spokeswoman . The passenger screamed for the driver to pull over . The driver did . Thirty-three of passengers were allowed to get off the bus at that time , according to Vance County Sheriff Peter White . The driver , the gunman and the two remaining passengers then continued on to a nearby gas station where police were waiting . The suspect , identified as Jose Flores , was shocked with a stun gun and then arrested , said White . Flores faces a charge of one count of kidnapping , said Capt . Shawn Bridges at the Warren County jail . Authorities were trying to determine why the hijacking occurred .
NEW : Suspect charges with a single count of kidnapping . The bus was traveling to Raleigh , North Carolina . The gunman approached the bus driver and allowed many passengers to get off the bus . Police were trying to determine a motive for the incident .