COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A Cobb County man is in custody after police say he tried to kidnap a girl waiting for the school bus on Monday morning.
Police say a 12-year-old girl was waiting at her bus stop on Riverside Parkway in Austell when Seron Kennedy, 39, of Mableton, tried to take her.
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The girl told her school counselor about what happened.
She was able to give police a detailed description of Kennedy and his car, which allowed them to identify him.
Kennedy has been arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping.
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