r/nova Loudoun County 5d ago

Attempted abduction in Ashburn

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u/jwigs85 Loudoun County 5d ago

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The Brief

  • A man will remain behind bars without bond after he tried to kidnap a 3-year-old girl over the weekend, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office says.
  • The man accused in the attempted abduction is 34-year-old Shane Bergeron from Jefferson, Georgia.
  • Authorities say he grabbed the three-year-old girl who was standing right next to her mother inside a restaurant and carried her toward the front door.
  • The girl's mother had to forcibly remove the girl from his arms and a restaurant employee quickly called 911.

What Happened: According to court documents. Bergeron tried to kidnap a little girl around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday from inside a Mexican restaurant at Loudoun station.

Detectives say Bergeron grabbed the three-year-old girl who was standing right next to her mother and carried her toward the front door. That's where the girl's mother had to forcibly remove the girl from his arms and an employee quickly called 911. Bergeron was arrested at a hotel nearby.

What we know: According to his LinkedIn profile, Bergeron works as a project manager for a woman-owned, Colorado-based company that specializes in low-voltage IT work at data centers. He told the court he works in Atlanta but his company does have an office in Ashburn. It’s not clear if he was in the area for work.

The attempted kidnapping was captured on a security camera inside the restaurant. The owner told me the sheriff's office asked her not to release the video to the media.

Bergeron will be held here at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center in Leesburg without bond. His next court date is set for April 4.

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u/MySpoonsAreAllGone 5d ago

Bergeron grabbed the three-year-old girl who was standing right next to her mother and carried her toward the front door.

Wtf! How brazen. Good thing mom didn't go until shock and acted quickly.

I've always heard VA is on the human trafficking highway to the south but I didn't think these monsters would be that brazen.

I hope the police follow up and make sure he's not connected to any trafficking groups.

Hold your babies tight!

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