Alcohol Possible Factor in Abduction Attempts: Police

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI – Police think alcohol was a factor in a string of reported abduction attempts in Bloomfield Township Thursday.

David Robin Cayton, 54, of Pontiac turned himself into police Friday after surveillance photos and video were widely distributed to the media. Four women said they had been approached by Cayton, who allegedly offered them money.

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On Sunday, Feb. 14, the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office authorized two charges against Cayton — one count of assault and battery and another count of disorderly obscene conduct, police said.

One woman alleged that Cayton tried to pull her from her vehicle, then fled to a waiting red panel van. The passenger in the van was interviewed and cleared of any involvement in the incident, Bloomfield Township police said in a statement. Alcohol appears to have been a factor, police said.

Here’s the alleged timeline:

At 1:30 pm., the suspect allegedly approached and offered money to a female parked near Rite Aid and sitting in her vehicle. No physical contact was made.

At 1:32 p.m., a second female was allegedly approached while inside a store and offered money. No physical contact was made in that instance, either.

At 1:37 p.m., the suspect allegedly approached a woman inside her vehicle and tried to pull her out.

At 1:45 p.m., the suspect allegedly approached a female inside QDOBA. There was no physical contact, police said.