(Des Moines, IA) — A Des Moines man is facing kidnapping and other charges after a four-year-old was taken from a home on city’s North side.
Police say 36-year-old Duane VanDenHemel forced his way into a home on Sunday by kicking in a door while armed with a machete-style knife. They say he then threatened the child’s mother, and took the child from the home.
VanDenHemel was arrested ten minutes later, and the child was safely located at a different home less than five minutes after that. He’s now in custody in the Polk County Jail.
