Pekin police report they've apprehended the man who allegedly attempted to abduct a child. Officers located 55-year old Thomas Anthony in Lincoln. The incident in Pekin occurred Sunday morning at Hardees.
Police say a mother was eating with her three children at the restaurant when Anthony approached to talk with the kids. He reportedly left the restaurant, but re-appeared after the mother took one of her children to the restroom.
Anthony then attempted to lure a six-year old boy outside when three bystanders confronted the suspect. The mother was re-united with her child and Anthony left the establishment. One of the men who approached Anthony took a picture of him and the truck he was driving with an Iowa license plate.
Anthony was arrested, transported to Pekin and is being held in the Tazewell County jail.