BURLINGTON — A Georgia man was arrested minutes after he reportedly kidnapped a child from a hotel, the Burlington Police Department said.
The kidnapping was reported about 6:45 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at the Knights Inn at 2155 Hanford Road. Burlington officers were in the area and arrived in time to see the reported vehicle driving on Hanford Road, police said.
Police stopped the vehicle, and a 5-year-old child was located in the back seat.
The driver, Israel Bryan Galbreath, 59, who has been staying at the Knights Inn, was charged with two counts of second-degree kidnapping and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was being held at the Alamance County Detention Center with no bond allowed.
The child’s parent told police that Galbreath had previously tried to take the child.
This case remains an active investigation and additional charges are possible, police said.