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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Man Charged with Kidnapping St. Louis Park Baby

George Jermaine Rutledge has been charged with kidnapping a 1-year-old baby in connection with a Nov. 8 incident that prompted authorities to issue an Amber Alert.

A Ramsey, MN, man accused of abducting a 1-year-old girl last week in St. Louis Park, which prompted authorities to issue an Amber Alert, has been charged with kidnapping and domestic assault.   George Jermaine Rutledge, 31, is charged with felony kidnapping of a minor, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $35,000 fine. He is also charged with domestic assault by strangulation, a felony with a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $5,000 fine. According to the criminal complaint, signed by St. Louis Park Police Officer Aaron Balvin, police were called to a home in the 1300 block of Jersey Avenue just after 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 on a report of a domestic assault and a kidnapping. The mother of the 1-year-old …

Thursday, November 8, 2012

AMBER ALERT CANCELED for 17-Month-Old from St. Louis Park

The child is unharmed and a suspect is in custody, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said.

In an Amber Alert issued late Thursday and cancelled just before 6 a.m. Friday, police said they believed a 17-month-old girl, Nahla Sky Rutledge, was abducted by her non-custodial father George Jermaine Rutledge, 31. Police described him as armed and dangerous. The toddler, who was wearing pink, was last seen at 1341 Jersey Ave. in St. Louis Park. The direction of travel was unknown although alerts were sent to Wisconsin counties. Rutledge drives a tan 1998 Ford Expedition, with unknown plates from South Carolina, temporary registration sticker in back window. This Amber Alert was placed over network TV programming. 

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