A 30-year-old Tennessee man is now in custody following an incident in Newbern where he allegedly broke into a home to kidnap a 10-year-old girl. Authorities say the suspect, Steven Devonte Harris, ripped an air conditioning unit out of a bedroom window to gain entry to the residence.
According to WSMV, the kidnapping occurred early Wednesday morning. Police reports indicate that the girl was forcibly taken from her home, threatened, and assaulted. The suspect then purportedly dragged the child into the woods. In a press release, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) stated that their agents worked alongside the Newbern Police Department, the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI, and task force members to investigate the abduction.
