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12-19-2006, 01:00 PM
Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:46:26 EST
South Carolina authorities say a 55-year-old man dressed as Santa Claus forced an 8-year-old Georgia girl to ride in his motorcycle's sidecar for several minutes and was charged with kidnapping. Police say the Augusta girl and her family stopped at a convenience store off I-20 Monday night when they noticed John Michael Barton dressed in a Santa Claus suit, refueling his motorcycle. Barton asked the children to come over and look at a stuffed Rudolph he had in his sidecar. Then, he started up his motorcycle and drove away with the girl.
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South Carolina authorities say a 55-year-old man dressed as Santa Claus forced an 8-year-old Georgia girl to ride in his motorcycle's sidecar for several minutes and was charged with kidnapping. Police say the Augusta girl and her family stopped at a convenience store off I-20 Monday night when they noticed John Michael Barton dressed in a Santa Claus suit, refueling his motorcycle. Barton asked the children to come over and look at a stuffed Rudolph he had in his sidecar. Then, he started up his motorcycle and drove away with the girl.
More... (http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2006/12/19/1219badsanta.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13)