2 Charged After False Report Of Kidnapping In Canton

CANTON, GA — Canton police detectives have charged a man and woman after an initial report of a kidnapping turned out to be false. Officers were initially dispatched to a call of a burglary in progress around 11 p.m. Sunday, March 18 at an apartment unit on Tiffany Lane.

The woman who called 9-1-1 dispatchers said her ex-boyfriend was "attempting to forcibly enter her apartment," according to a Canton Police Department news release. As an officer arrived at the complex, a black passenger vehicle was seen leaving the area. That officer tried to conduct a traffic stop on the Acura TL, but the car left the scene.

Officers, who were unsure if the 9-1-1 caller was inside the car, tried to make contact with the woman inside the apartment unit and learned she was not at home. Believing the woman, identified as Britney Young, 29, had been kidnapped, officers put out an alert for the vehicle and her ex-boyfriend, Calvin Elliott, 32.

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Police later found Young at an undisclosed location, said police spokesperson Pacer Cordry. Elliot was located at a residence in Pickens County and he was taken into custody with the help of Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents. As police continued to investigate the incident, they discovered Young was not kidnapped from her apartment.

Detectives have charged Elliott with fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer. He also has an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in Bartow County. For her part, Young has been charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug-related objects.

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Photo: Calvin Elliott, left, and Britney Young. Credit: Cherokee Sheriff's Office