CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man has been charged with attempted kidnapping after police say he grabbed two children in east Charlotte.
On Friday October 5th, 2018, at about 7:41 p.m., officers responded to a call in the 3200 block of Amity Pointe Road.
Witnesses say Jose Lemus Rodriguez, 55, approached a group of children playing in the parking lot of an apartment complex and grabbed an 8-year-old and 10-year-old child by the wrist before letting them go when witnesses confronted him.
Rodriguez fled the area but officers located him a short time after the incident. He was charged with tow counts of Attempted Kidnapping.
Anyone with information about this incident additional information about this case or suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.