Alpharetta Man Charged With Kidnapping 3-Year-Old

FORSYTH COUNTY, GA — Forsyth County sheriff's investigators have tracked down the man who tried to kidnap a toddler Saturday from a Barnes and Noble bookstore. Michael Brandon Fazio, 26, was arrested Sunday and charged with one count of kidnapping, the agency said on its Facebook page.

Deputies on Saturday responded to the store after receiving a report that an unknown man "physically picked up a 3-year-old male child" inside the bookstore at the Collection Shopping Center and tried to leave the store with the child in tow.

"The father of the child saw the event unfold and intervened stopping the event," the sheriff's office said. "The child was not injured during the attempt."

Deputies canvassed the area, and obtained surveillance footage of the attempted kidnapping. That video was shared on social media and with local news outlets, and the agency began to receive multiple leads in the case.

Fazio is being held at the jail without bond. Sheriff Ron Freeman said detectives continue to investigate Fazio's motive, his past history and his actions since the attempted abduction.

"I’m very appreciative of the multiple investigative leads that our citizens provided from our social media posts and the video," he said on the department's Facebook page. "Without the help of our citizens, we could still be looking for this individual."

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