MURRAY – A Murray man faces an attempted kidnapping charge after police said he tried to get two young children to go with him while he was intoxicated.

According to the Murray Police Department, officers responded at 3:43 p.m. Friday to an apartment complex in reference to a suspicious person who appeared to be intoxicated. While investigating at the scene, officers learned that the intoxicated male, Dawson McCoy, 26, of Murray, had allegedly grabbed two young children and attempted to get them to go with him. Both children were able to pull away from McCoy, who was later arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping of a minor and alcohol intoxication.

The Murray Police Department said it would like to remind the public that any person charged with a criminal offense is innocent unti

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