Man Arrested in Provo Attempted Kidnapping

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PROVO -- Police have arrested a man they say tried to kidnap and threatened to kill a 4-year-old girl who was playing in front of a Provo home with her 6-year-old friend Thursday.

Police said William Shepherd, 42, was kneeling down and holding the 4-year-old girl by her shoulder and stomach and talking to her when the mother of the 6-year-old ran over to confront him. She overheard him tell the 4-year-old, "you're coming with me," according to an affidavit filed in Provo's 4th District Court.

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Man Arrested in Provo Attempted Kidnapping

Shepherd tried to take the girl, but the mother grabbed the girl's arm and screamed at Shepher...

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