Federal agents captured an Illinois man right before he boarded a train bound for Florida loaded with zip ties, toys, and plans on kidnapping a young boy.
Images of text messages allegedly sent by Devontay Shields, 35, who has been accused of plotting a trip to Florida to kidnap a boy from a Ft. Lauderdale school.
Prosecutors did not indicate which school Shields, 35, may have been targeting. In the message he is accused of sending to a Justice Dept. source, however, he is accused of laying out his reason for picking that one. The federal complaint states law enforcement tracked him down with the help of a cooperating defendant and one of its sources of information. Prosecutors explained the source told agents on November 11 that the cooperating defendant wanted to meet with them about Shields.
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