Children kidnapped: Atlanta suspect accused of similar crime in Alabama

Police said Monday that the suspect in the kidnapping of two young children had been accused of a nearly identical crime in Alabama five years ago.

Lt. Christapher Butler with Atlanta Police said Lakesha Brown had befriended the mother of the 4-year-old and 11-month-old girls, and they had been left in her care. The children had disappeared Saturday evening.

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Brown had an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in court from the previous case, Lt. Butler said…

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