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OKEECHOBEE -- On Tuesday, the Okeechobee City Police Department received a complaint about an apparent kidnapping at a McDonald's restaurant on N.E. Park Street in Okeechobee.
Witnesses reported …
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OKEECHOBEE -- On Tuesday, the Okeechobee City Police Department received a complaint about an apparent kidnapping at a McDonald's restaurant on N.E. Park Street in Okeechobee.
Witnesses reported seeing a Hispanic male being forcibly removed from a vehicle, handcuffed, leg chained and placed in a dark colored vehicle.
Detective James Pickering contacted the Okeechobee County Jail to find out if any bail bondsmen had brought in any subjects.
He was advised that a Hispanic male was brought in about 10 minutes after the incident had been observed by the witnesses.
The bail bondsman also confirmed the man had been apprehended at McDonald's.
