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Inset: Tristan Blain Coleman (Lincoln County Jail). Background: Walmart successful Lincolnton, North Carolina, wherever Coleman allegedly tried to kidnap a miss (Google Maps).
A 25-year-old antheral allegedly approached a young miss astatine a North Carolina Walmart and tried to get her to permission the store with him earlier helium assaulted different kid and adult.
Tristan Blain Coleman stands accused of attempted kidnapping, battle connected a pistillate and 2 counts of indecent liberties with a child, according to tribunal records.
The incidental occurred astir 8 p.m. Saturday astatine the Walmart connected North Generals Boulevard successful Lincolnton, which is immoderate 35 miles northwest of Charlotte. Cops accidental Coleman walked up to the girl, grabbed her and tried to get her to permission the store with him, section NBC affiliate WCNC reported. Coleman besides whitethorn person taken a representation "inside the child's clothing," cops allege.
Charging documents accidental helium "attempted to kidnap idiosyncratic nether the property of 16 years by unlawfully restraining the unfortunate without the consent of the victim's genitor oregon ineligible guardian, and for the intent of facilitating the committee of felony, indecent liberties with minor, terrorizing [the victim] holding [her] successful involuntary servitude."
Before leaving the store, Coleman allegedly assaulted different miss by attempting to perpetrate a lewd and lascivious enactment connected her. He besides assaulted an big pistillate by "grabbing her by the shoulder," cops wrote. Authorities did not merchandise the ages of the girls, different than saying they were younger than 16.
Coleman fled the store but was aboriginal arrested and taken to the Lincoln County Jail. He was acceptable for a enslaved proceeding connected Monday greeting but the results of that proceeding were not instantly available. He remained successful jailhouse arsenic of Monday morning, records show.
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