North Haven Abduction Thwarted in Madison

On Tuesday, at 5:24 a.m., Madison Police received a broadcast from the North Haven Police about a possible abduction from North Haven, Madison Police say.

Shortly thereafter, Madison Police stopped a vehicle matching the description issued by the North Haven Police, on Route 80 in Madison. "The accused subject was taken into custody without incident," police say. "The victim was located in the vehicle unharmed."

Brian K. Johnson, 49, of 818 Rimmon Road in North Haven was arrested and charged with second-degree threatening, second-degree unlawful restraint, weapons in a motor vehicle, and sixth-degree larceny by possession.

Johnson was held in lieu of a bond and scheduled for arraignment Tuesday morning in New Haven Superior Court, police say.