Charges: Charles Hollins broke into woman's Cottage Grove home, attacked her, kidnapped their infant child
COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. – A St. Cloud man is facing kidnapping, assault and burglary charges after allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend, then fleeing with their infant son.
Cottage Grove police say it happened Saturday evening, when officers were called to a residence on the 6500 block of Jody Avenue South. A 911 caller said they were on a FaceTime call with the victim and witnessed 41-year-old Charles Edward Hollins break into her home with a handgun and punch her.
The victim told officers Hollins pointed a gun at her during the attack and threatened to kill her. She also said Hollins never had a parental relationship with his son.
Police called Hollins' cellphone, and he told them he would return to the scene with the infant. Instead, Hollins went to a south Minneapolis residence with the child. Officers soon tracked him there, arrested him and rescued the boy. A handgun was later recovered from the home.
The infant had suffered some non-life threatening injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
The Washington County Attorney's Office charged Hollins with a count each of kidnapping, second-degree assault and first-degree burglary. Hollins is being held in the county jail.
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