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January 29, 2006Fugitive teen is nabbed near TCSUTTONS BAY - A teenager described as "armed and dangerous" and wanted for an alleged abduction attempt at a rural Leelanau County home was spotted by near Traverse City and picked up by police.Dean Michael Kinske was walking near Silver Lake Road Saturday when a classmate driving by recognized him and called police, Leelanau County Sheriff Michael Oltersdorf said. Kinske, who was unarmed, was arrested by Grand Traverse County deputies without incident at about 1:20 p.m. Kinske, 18, of Suttons Bay, is accused of entering a residence in Cleveland Township near Lime Lake late Thursday and holding a woman and her daughter, a classmate of Kinske's, at gunpoint. Police said Kinske, who was masked and wearing camouflage, planned to take his classmate hostage for ransom, but after the classmate recognized his voice and Kinske was confronted by her parents, he fled. Oltersdorf said Kinske drove to Newaygo County or Kent County, abandoned his Jeep and assault rifle, and decided to return to northern Michigan. He said Kinske came part of the way on foot and part of the way in a taxi. "He told the officers he was on his way up here to turn himself in," Oltersdorf said. "Why wouldn't he make a call and get a free ride up here? I don't know." Oltersdorf said he had not spoken with the alleged victims and he would not release their names. The motive for the bizarre crime was apparently money, Oltersdorf said. "Everything was going great for him; he was well-liked by students and staff," Oltersdorf said. "Nobody that we have spoken to had anything bad to say about him." Kinske planned to go into the Marines after high school graduation in June, Oltersdorf said. But the alleged crime did not come as a surprise to classmate Ellen Cradduck. "I used to be his best friend in sixth grade and I could always see it coming," Cradduck said. She said Kinske was quiet and kept to himself at school and he was pleasant if approached. But Kinske had a dark side, Cradduck said. "He just never was really happy with life; I thought he'd try to do something about it," Cradduck said. Kinske's father, Jonathan Pollock, died in August. Sgt. Mike Lamb said the death was ruled a suicide. Kinske recently purchased the AR-15, a semi-automatic rifle that was allegedly used in the attempted abduction, at Ace Buyers in Traverse City. Lamb said it was a legal sale because Kinske is 18 and had no criminal record. Kinske is likely to be charged with home invasion, felonious assault and using a firearm in the commission of a felony, Oltersdorf said. See related stories:
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