Local News

Police: Suspected kidnapping was domestic dispute

Police arrested Joel Stephan Arrington, 19, on charges of felonious restraint and assault with a deadly weapon.

Posted Updated
Image
RALEIGH, N.C. — Raleigh police said Tuesday afternoon that a suspected kidnapping reported earlier in the day was a domestic dispute.

Spokesman Jim Sughrue said witnesses reported seeing two men forcing a woman into a gray sedan in the 400 block of Culpepper Lane around 11:45 a.m.

The woman, Melanie Rhodes, 18, was located Tuesday afternoon, Sughrue said. She was not seriously injured.

Police arrested Joel Stephan Arrington, 19, whose address was not immediately available, on charges of felonious restraint and assault with a deadly weapon.

Copyright 2024 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.