A man connected to the attempted kidnapping of a juvenile at the Boy’s Store in Slapout pleaded guilty to illegal reentry in federal court in April.
According to 19th Judicial Circuit District Attorney C.J. Robinson, Yordy Noe Centeno-Melchor, 31, was arrested in January for attempting to kidnap a 17-year-old female.
“The 17-year-old was in the parking lot when Centeno-Melchor, who had been using methamphetamine, approached the girl and asked her to look at his cell phone,” Robinson said. “He then offered her money and told her to get into his vehicle. Centeno-Melchor fled the scene when a bystander noticed something was off and walked over to inquire about the situation.”…