Suspect charged with kidnapping at bowling alley gets probation

GRANDVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — A man who spent more than a month in jailcharged with kidnapping a young girl from a Grandville bowling alleywill become a free man after taking a plea deal.

Donald Zeigler Jr., 41, was facing a chargethat could have put him in prison for life, but on Friday morning, the Kent County prosecutor agreed with the defense that the incident was just a stupid, booze-fueled mistake.

It was the kind of incident that parents have nightmares about — a total stranger picking up an 8-year-old child in a public place and walking out the door with her.

That’s what happened on Nov. 8at the Fairlanes Bowling Center.

It led to the Grandville Police department describing the incident as Zeigler being focused on the girl and the prosecutor’s office charging him with attempted kidnapping.

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