CINCINNATI — A 23-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly trying to kidnap two students at two different Ohio schools on Friday.
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Deivis Edain Tomas-Marcario has been charged with several charges, including attempting kidnapping, illegal possession of a deadly weapon near a school, and burglary, according to our news partners at WCPO.
His defense team entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf on Saturday.
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According to court records obtained by WCPO, Tomas-Marcario entered Deer Park High School in Cincinnati on Friday and tried to kidnap a 14-year-old boy. After that, he went to Amity Elementary, another school in the district, and attempted to kidnap an 8-year-old girl.
A district spokesperson told WCPO that when the man entered the high school, it was learned he was not on the contract list. The school then called the child’s parent who said while she knew the man, the kids were not to go with him.
School administrators at the high school then alerted those at Amity Elementary since the teen had a sibling at the school.
Tomas-Marcario showed up at the elementary and was approached by the school security officer and administrative assistant. The school’s security officer then contacted police, who found out that Tomas-Marcario was intoxicated at the time, WCPO reported.
A loaded gun and open alcohol containers were found in Tomas-Marcario’s vehicle. WCPO reported that the gun had been reported stolen.
The two children involved in this case are the children of Tomas-Marcario’s “baby mama,” but are not his children, according to his defense attorney.
Court documents state he was trying to keep the children from their mother in order to get in touch with her, but his attorney said he was only trying to give the kids a set of car keys to return to their mother.
Tomas-Marcario’s bond has been set at $423,000.
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