Man Arrested In Md. Appears In Pa. Court On Abduction Charges
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A man accused of abducting a Philadelphia woman and a Virginia teen has appeared in court on federal kidnapping charges.
Delvin Barnes was appointed a public defender during an appearance before a federal magistrate Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia. He's scheduled to return to court Friday for a bail hearing.
The 37-year-old from Charles City County, Virginia, has been in custody since his capture last week. Police searching for the 22-year-old woman abducted near a Philadelphia bus stop found Barnes and the woman in his car in Jessup, Maryland, three days later.
Federal prosecutors will try Barnes in the Philadelphia case before he's turned over to Virginia authorities.
He's charged with attempted murder in the abduction of the Richmond teen. Police say she broke free as he was digging her grave.
Police in Virginia said they have interviewed him at length about the case. They said he did not ask for a lawyer.
The Philadelphia victim, Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, had gotten off a bus on a Sunday night when she was grabbed off the street. A witness said she kicked out the rear window as she fought with her attacker.
Federal investigators used a GPS device placed in Barnes' car by a used car dealer to help locate the vehicle and rescue Freeland-Gaither.
Barnes was released from prison a year ago after serving eight years for choking his estranged wife and assaulting her parents in Philadelphia.
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