Illinois man arrested in plot to abduct boy from South Florida school

An Illinois man was arrested in Chicago in an alleged plot to abduct "a little boy" from a Fort Lauderdale school and hold him for a ransom, federal prosecutors said.

Devontay Shields, 35, of Danville, Illinois, was arrested Saturday at Union Station as he attempted to board an Amtrak train to Miami, according to a criminal complaint filed Sunday in U.S. District Court in Chicago.

More here: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/illinois-man-arrested-in-plot-to-abduct-boy-from-fort-lauderdale-school/3476197/

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