Man charged in apparent abduction

Updated: Monday, 01 Oct 2012, 6:42 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 01 Oct 2012, 2:12 PM EDT

Joe Astrouski

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - The man arrested in what was first believed to be an abduction case was charged with one felony and one misdemeanor during a court hearing Monday morning.

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It all began Thursday morning, when police received reports of a man possibly abducting a woman near the Juvenile Justice Center in Terre Haute. Surveillance video from the center appeared to show a man forcing a woman into a van.

Friday afternoon, authorities arrested 20-year-old Darrell Elder, Jr., after receiving a tip about his whereabouts.

Monday morning, authorities formally charged Elder with Criminal Confinement, and Battery. Elder was released on his own recognizance.

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