Yodi Centeno Melchor (Elmore County, Alabama Sheriff’s Office)
A man has been arrested after trying to kidnap a teenage girl from a store in Holtville, Alabama.
The incident occurred at the Boys Store on New Year’s Eve, said Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin. WSFA-TV In Alabama it is Yodi Centeno-Melchoris in the United States illegally and has been deported five times.
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Centeno Melchor, 31, is charged with the crime. Second degree attempted kidnapping At his first court appearance on January 6, the judge granted him $100,000 cash bail.
waka tv In Alabama, court records were obtained showing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) held Centeno Melchor as an illegal alien.
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WAKA-TV, citing court records, reported that prosecutors fear Centeno-Melchor will be deported and unable to stand trial in Elmore County, Alabama.
