Post date: May 09, 2013 4:40:41 PM
U.S. kidnapper Sean Lopes is seized by police in the British town of Chatham after being on the run for nine years.
CHATHAM, KENT, ENGLAND, UK (MAY 9, 2013) (ITN) - A runaway sought by the New York Police Department for attempted murder and kidnap of a woman has been arrested in the UK county of Kent.
Sean Lopes went missing in 2004 after being released on bail before facing charges of offences against a 22-year-old woman.It is believed he had been living in the area of Victoria Road in Chatham, Kent, but residents said they had not seen him.
"It is worrying, but none of us know who he is though. We haven't seen him about," said a resident.
"I don't recognise him and I've lived here six years and I'm pretty nosy," said another.
Lopes was arrested on New Road in Chatham on Monday (May 9).