A father is glad his kids are safe after he said someone stole his car and realized two children were inside.
Clayton, N. C. — A man was arrested overnight and accused of stealing a car with two children inside.
Brian Keith Allen Jr., 22, of Clayton is charged with stealing a car and two counts of second-degree kidnapping, according to officials with the Town of Clayton.
The car, which had been left running at a gas pump at the Handee Hugo’s convenience store on Pritchard Road, was stolen Saturday around 11:15 p.m. Two children, ages 7 and 3, were inside the car.
According to Clayton officials, when the children started screaming, the suspect stopped and asked the children if they could call someone they knew to pick them up.
