HARTFORD, Conn. – A Texas man is accused of kidnapping two New Hampshire teenagers and stealing a car as he drove them toward New York City, authorities said.
Cameron Snody, 18, of Fort Worth, was arrested in Hartford, Connecticut, on Friday morning, the New Hampshire State Police said in a news release.
Snody was charged with kidnapping and theft from New Hampshire and is being held in custody in a Connecticut jail pending extradition, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported. Bail was set at $500,000, WFSB reported.
According to a release by the New Hampshire State Police, Snody flew from Texas with the intention of meeting a 17-year-old girl from Swanzey. They had communicated through a popular messaging application, state police said.
Once in New Hampshire, Snody allegedly stole a 2006 Saturn Ion belonging to the girl’s brother early Friday and drove her and a 15-year-old female friend of the victim to New York City, WFSB reported.
Snody was stopped driving northbound on Interstate 91 by Connecticut State Police at about 10:15 a.m. Friday, New Hampshire state troopers said. The vehicle was located after the 15-year-old girl made contact with family members.
Snody was arrested, the Union Leader reported. The girls were unharmed.
