Credit: Bristol Township police
A 31-year-old Bristol Township man has been accused of kidnapping a child.
According to court papers, officers were dispatched to the Glen Hollow Apartments on Newportville Road in Bristol Township’s Croydon section for a report of dispute in progress on June 11 at 10:02 a.m. Upon arrival, a woman reported that Shakir Malik Doughty assaulted her.
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The woman additionally told police that Doughty entered her car and began striking her. She reportedly stated she left the vehicle to try to escape the assault and Doughty climbed in the driver’s seat and drove off.
The woman stated her son, who is not Doughty’s biological child, remained in the back seat, police said.
“[The woman] advised she was afraid for her child’s safety due to text messages and threats from the defendant regarding her child,” police wrote in court papers.
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Doughty allegedly refused to return to the apartment complex and return the boy, whose age was not released.
The child was dropped off by an unknown woman at a relative’s home in Philadelphia, police said.
The woman suffered an abrasion behind her right ear during the assault, police said.
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A warrant for Doughty’s arrest was filed on June 17, and he was arrested in the case last Thursday.
District Judge Frank Peranteau arraigned the 31-year-old on charges of kidnapping, interference with the custody of a child, false imprisonment of a minor, simple assault, and harassment. He was remanded to the Bucks County prison on 10 percent of $200,000 bail.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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