A mother in Battle Creek says she’s relieved her daughter is safe after police arrested a man accused of trying to lure two children into his vehicle Wednesday afternoon.
Battle Creek police took a 67-year-old Otsego man into custody on charges of child enticement and attempted unlawful imprisonment. He is being held pending formal charges.
Tiffini-Nichole Lawhead said her daughter and a friend were walking through the library parking lot when a stranger pulled up.
Man accused of trying to lure children into car outside Battle Creek library
“The guy slowed up to the kids, rolled down his windows, and said, ‘Get in. Get in,'” Lawhead said. “{he} was trying to get the kids to get in the car.”
The children ran inside the library, but the family says the man returned a short time later…