By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
A 35-year-old St. Joseph man has been charged with kidnapping
and robbery, accused of accosting a teenager who he blamed for a broken vehicle
window.
St. Joseph police say a 13-year-old boy said 35-year-old Glen
Barnett, Jr. punched and kicked him, took his phone, and pointed a gun at him.
A probable cause statement says the boy reported he was
walking in the 15-Hundred block of Savannah Avenue in the early morning hours
of October 6th when several people began chasing him, accusing him
of breaking the car window. The teen claims two began kicking him after he
fell, then dragged him into a house where they threatened to kill him.
The men released him. His mother reported the incident to
police.
Police say Barnett confessed to beating the boy and stealing
his cell phone.
Barnett is being held without bond.
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