MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — A Mount Pleasant man accused of kidnapping a child told police he hid behind a bush and waited for a group of juveniles riding bicycles before tackling them to the ground, according to an incident report filed by local authorities.
Chad Robert Larsen, 50, was arrested Monday, June 1, and charged with kidnapping, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and third-degree assault and battery following an incident in a residential neighborhood, according to a Mount Pleasant Police Department report.
Police were dispatched to Planters Curve after receiving reports of a disturbance involving several children on bicycles and an adult male. A caller reported that a child was being held on the ground and could be heard in the background saying he was being choked, according to the report…