Man pleads not guilty to abduction attempt

Man pleads not guilty to abduction attempt

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Mark Rantanen, 46, pleads not guilty to charges that he allegedly tried to abduct a 13-year-old boy.

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ATTLEBORO, Mass.—An Attleboro man pleaded not guilty to charges that he allegedly tried to abduct a 13-year-old boy.

Police say 46-year-old Mark Rantanen grabbed the boy near his home Thursday morning and dragged him into the woods.

The teenager broke free and called his father, who then called police. The boy suffered minor injuries.

Rantanen was arrested a short time later.

He was arraigned Friday in Attleboro District Court on kidnapping and assault and battery charges. He was ordered held on $10,000 cash bail.

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Flag Comment Posted by stabler on October 10, 2008 at 6:22 pm

Thankfully there was no flagman working that detail…

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