On September 27th, 2024, Collinsville Police Department was dispatched to the area of Piggly Wiggly and Rains Court Apartments regarding an attempted child abduction. Collinsville Police Department arrived on scene and began speaking to the juvenile victim and family members. DeKalb County Investigators were notified and arrived on scene and began to interview family members and possible witnesses where a description of the offender was determined.
On September 29th Collinsville Police Department responded to the apartments on Truman Lane on an unrelated call. While speaking with subjects on scene the Collinsville Police Officer was able to determine one of the subjects matched the description of the offender from the incident a couple days prior. DeKalb County Investigators arrived on scene and began speaking with the subject. The male subject identified as Cordell Quenton Brand (29 of Gadsden) was arrested for Illegal Possession of Prescription Drugs and transported to the DeKalb County Detention Center.
| Cordell Quenton Brand (29 of Gadsden) |
After interviewing Brand at the DeKalb County Detention Center, it was determined by Dekalb County Investigators that he was the offender who grabbed the juvenile victim. Brand was also charged with Unlawful Imprisonment 2nd degree and is awaiting a hearing for his bond to be set for that charge.
DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden said of the incident: “Thank you to the Collinsville Police Department for their assistance as well as vigilant members of the community in leading to the identification and arrest of Cordell Quenton Brand. Without all of you, this arrest would not have been possible.”
“God Bless!” Concluded Sheriff Welden.
