Abduction charge filed against Hillsboro man; Lynchburg police says car briefly stolen with child inside
By Jeff Gilliland - jgilliland@timesgazette.com
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A Hillsboro man is facing an abduction charge after allegedly stealing a car in Lynchburg with a small child inside Monday afternoon.
Neal N. McKenzie, 41, was charged with abduction, and further charges from the incident will be presented to an upcoming session of a Highland County grad jury, Lynchburg Police Chief Richard Warner said.
Warner said the Lynchburg Police Department received a call at 12:55 p.m. Monday reporting that a car had been stolen by McKenzie from a location on Broadway Street with a 2-year-old infant inside the vehicle in a car seat. Warner said the vehicle belonged to the child’s mother.
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Martinsville man arrested after alleged chase in Lynchburg Joshua Dennis (Photo courtesy of the Highland County Sheriff s Office) A Martinsville man was arrested Monday after allegedly leading local law enforcement on a chase that lasted approximately two hours.
Joshua Dennis, 32, of Martinsville has been charged with failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, a fourth-degree felony, and receiving stolen property, a fifth-degree felony.
According to Lynchburg Police Chief Richard Warner, the Lynchburg Police Department received a call Monday afternoon reporting a vehicle parked at a Lynchburg residence. After running the plates, it was determined that the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Clinton County.