LAKE CITY, Fla. – Lake City police officers say they rescued two abducted children and arrested a suspect Monday evening after a domestic violence incident that began inside a police department lobby.
Officers responded just before 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 10 to a disturbance at the Lake City Police Department.
Investigators determined a woman fled into the police department lobby seeking help after a physical altercation with her boyfriend, Branch Stamper. Police say surveillance video showed Stamper pursuing the victim into the lobby, knocking her to the floor, placing his arms around her neck, pulling her backward and taking her cell phone.
Stamper then entered the victim’s black Kia Seltos and left the parking lot with her two children still inside the vehicle. according to police. Stamper has no biological or legal relationship with either child.
Officers immediately began searching for the vehicle. They say information obtained through the FLOCK license plate reader network and location data from the victim’s cell phone helped officers locate the vehicle near NE Lake Drive.
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