Deputies in Cleveland County have been in a position to arrest a kidnapping suspect from Gastonia due to a tip from authorities in Ohio.
The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Workplace stated on Friday that Brandon Kyle Prichard was taken into custody late Thursday evening for kidnapping, human trafficking, and weapon violations.
Prichard is accused of abducting a 14-year-old lady from Deerfield Township, which is close to Cincinnati, Ohio, in line with our sister station at WHIO.
Authorities in Ohio stated that Prichard was speaking with the teenager by social media earlier than taking her from Warren County.
The sheriff’s workplace says Prichard lives in Gastonia, but it surely’s not clear if the sufferer was taken to his residence there.
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The CCSO stated the sheriff’s workplace in Warren County gave deputies a tip that Prichard was going north on Interstate 85 into Cleveland County. Deputies have been in a position to cease Prichard’s automotive and he was taken into custody.
The sheriff’s workplace says the sufferer was discovered secure.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace are main the case, in line with the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Workplace.
This can be a growing story, test again for updates.
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