CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Two people are facing multiple charges after allegedly kidnapping a 2-year-old in south Charlotte.

Around 5:33 p.m. on May 26, police responded to a call for service in the 7900 block of Shady Oak Trail near South Blvd. Police on the scene were told that two people had taken a child without the consent of the legal guardian.

Details are sparse at this time, but according to court documents, 36-year-old Donnel Cochran and 50-year-old Tanika Barnes were arrested for taking the toddler for the "purpose of holding them in involuntary servitude."

It is unclear if the suspects are related to the toddler.

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Barnes was charged with first-degree kidnapping and felony conspiracy and given

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