City police foil 'kidnapping'

“When it was first dispatched, they had the location of the vehicle at the Burger King in Jefferson. Shortly thereafter, they advised it was traveling northbound on I-85,” Jarrells said.

The Smyrna Police were able to contact the cell phone provider of one of the children and track the vehicle, he explained.

Two officers responded to the call. One took up position on the overpass at Exit 147, and the other was in the median south of there at the Commerce city limits.

Five minutes later, the vehicle drove by. The officer pulled out, verified the vehicle by running the tag and pulled it over on the exit ramp at Exit 147. They detained the driver and a male passenger without incident.

The officers turned the suspects, Curiel and an 18-year-old Hispanic male, over to Smyrna police, along with the juveniles and the vehicle.

The News was unable to confirm that the Smyrna Police Department charged Curiel with kidnapping.