Woman tells teen with autism she has been sent to pick him up from gas station and that he is ‘under the influence’ then kidnaps him: Police

An 18-year-old North Carolina man with autism was kidnapped by a woman and forced to take a 40-minute ride around Charlotte in his Mini Cooper, cops say.

Amanda Gills, 44, stands accused of second-degree kidnapping, larceny of a motor vehicle and fleeing and eluding arrest. The incident occurred around 6:20 p.m. June 25 at the gas station at 421 Tyvola Road in Charlotte. The victim, Griffin Haire, stopped off at the gas station on his way home. He stepped out of his car.

Suddenly, he heard a woman’s voice…

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