Dothan Police arrested a man Sunday for inappropriately touching and abducting a female, and hotel employees intervened to protect the victim.
DPD responded to a report of a kidnapping at a hotel in the 2100 block of Ross Clark Circle Sunday afternoon just before 1 p.m.
When officers arrived, hotel employees said they saw a white man inappropriately touch a minor and force her into his hotel room. Thankfully, hotel employees intervened and removed the minor from the room before calling the police.
Officers tried to make contact with suspect, but he ran away on the second floor of the hotel before being quickly surrounded by police and arrested.
Stephen Ayers, 46, was charged with first-degree kidnapping and first-degree sexual abuse. He’s being held in the Houston County Jail with no bond.
Officers say Ayers made sexual advances to the victim, which she refused, before touching her inappropriately and grabbing her from behind to force her into a room.
“Crimes like these will not be tolerated,” Dothan Police Chief Will Benny said in a statement. “The Dothan Police Department will hold those who commit these crimes accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
