Criminal Law
The Accused Man in the TikTok Rescue Is Charged With Kidnapping
The charge against a 61-year-old man accused of holding a 16-year-old girl captive until a driver on a Kentucky interstate noticed her using a distress signal made popular on TikTok has been increased to kidnapping.
Laurel District Judge John Paul Chappell approved a prosecutor’s request Tuesday during a preliminary hearing for James Herbert Brick, of Cherokee, North Carolina, who was originally charged with unlawful imprisonment, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.
The move came after police testified at the hearing that Brick threatened to kill the girl’s dog if she tried to get away.
