TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo police have located a man suspected of stealing a car belonging to the mother of his child, with his daughter and another child still inside, on Oct. 20.
Shamar Gray, 22, had an altercation with Tiffany Lofton, 30, in a parking lot in central Toledo, according to police records.
Gray made Lofton get into the passenger seat of her car and once inside, he told her he would drive off with her and her two children, who were inside the vehicle, according to police.
Lofton is the mother of both children; one boy and one 2-year-old girl. Gray is the father of the girl.
Lofton got out of the car while it was still in motion in fear of her safety, leaving the children behind.
Gray fled with the car and refused to give the car or children back, according to police.
Shortly after police were notified of the incident, Gray dropped off the boy to 36-year-old Jazzb Wright, according to records. Wright and Gray are relatives.
Police say Wright told Lofton he had one of the children and police took the unharmed boy back to the mother.
The next day, the girl was found safe.
Gray was taken into police custody on Oct. 26. He faces three counts of kidnapping and one count each of domestic violence, theft and criminal damaging related to the incident.
Gray appeared in court on Oct. 27, with his bond set at $50,000 and a preliminary hearing scheduled for Nov. 4.
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