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6-year-old kidnapped from bedroom after man kicks down door to Florida home, cops say

This is a stock image downloaded from Getty Images. It is a Royalty Free image. A 6-year-old was kidnapped from his bedroom in the early hours of April 11 in Florida. Officers located the child and man who grabbed him within 15 minutes.
This is a stock image downloaded from Getty Images. It is a Royalty Free image. A 6-year-old was kidnapped from his bedroom in the early hours of April 11 in Florida. Officers located the child and man who grabbed him within 15 minutes. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A Florida man broke into a home, entered the bedroom of a 6-year-old and kidnapped him.

On April 11, at about 5 a.m., Brock Sutton, 29, from Niceville, kicked the back door of a family’s home in Fort Walton Beach before grabbing a 6-year-old from his bedroom, according to a news release from the Fort Walton Beach Police Department. He reportedly left the home on foot with the child in tow.

Police say that within 15 minutes of getting the call about the break-in, officers located both Sutton and the boy near a shopping center close by.

“It was determined Sutton is known to the family,” police said, “but has no relation to the child.”

The child was returned safely to his mother, authorities said.

Sutton was arrested and charged with burglary to an occupied dwelling, resisting without violence and kidnapping, police said.

The man is currently being held without bond at the Okaloosa Department of Corrections, according to jail records.

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This story was originally published April 13, 2022 at 10:11 AM with the headline "6-year-old kidnapped from bedroom after man kicks down door to Florida home, cops say."

Cassandre Coyer
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Cassandre Coyer is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the southeast while based in Washington D.C. She’s an alumna of Emerson College in Boston and joined McClatchy in 2022. Previously, she’s written for The Christian Science Monitor, RVA Mag, The Untitled Magazine, and more.
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