JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — A Crimestoppers tip led to the arrest of a Kenner man who allegedly tried to kidnap a boy Saturday in River Ridge, sheriff's officials say.
On Monday, Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies arrested 40-year-old Wyman Quinn of Kenner after they received reports that he tried to lure a juvenile boy outside a store after 4 p.m. in the 11400 block of Jefferson Highway.
The boy reportedly told investigators that he was walking in the store's parking lot when Quinn allegedly pulled up next to him and offered him candy to get into his car. The boy said Quinn threatened to pull a gun when he refused the offer.
The JPSO said the boy returned to the store and told adults about the incident who called the police.
Quinn was arrested Monday shortly after leaving his residence on Plantation Drive, JPSO officials said. He reportedly acknowledged that he had interacted with the boy but denied trying to kidnap him.
He was booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center on one count of attempted simple kidnapping.
During the investigation, detectives said Quinn made a purchase inside the store before allegedly approaching the boy. The sheriff's office released a security video from inside the store.
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