Badit Mohamed Montilla, 36, formerly of Charlotte, was brought from Kissimmee, Fla., to South Carolina on Friday on charges of kidnapping, two counts of domestic violence, child neglect, and assault, according to police and jail records.
Fort Mill detectives went to Florida Friday to get Montilla and extradite him back to York County, said Fort Mill Police Department Maj. Bryan Zachary.
York County officers had entered Montilla into the National Crime Information Center database because officers had several felony warrants against him, police reports show.
Florida police arrested Montilla in late December and found after checking NCIC that he had the warrants for his arrest in South Carolina, police reports show.
Fort Mill police had been seeking Montilla since April, Zachary said. In an incident on Forest Ridge Drive, Montilla is accused of holding his wife and their child against their will, Zachary said. The wife broke free and was assaulted by Montilla, Zachary said.
Montilla fled before police arrived, according to police.
In early September, officers responded to the same location when neighbors heard screaming coming from the apartment where Montilla’s wife and child lived, according to a police incident report.
Montilla again fled before police arrived, officers said.
Montilla’s wife had been beaten and punched, police said.
Montilla also is being held in...
