November 22nd, 2022 – 4:45 PM
Cartersville Police Department –
On Monday Cartersville Police Officers were dispatched to 366 Old Mill Road in regard to reported child abduction. Officers learned Maurice Hall had taken a 10-month-old infant boy against the mother’s wishes and intended to take the infant to South Georgia. In addition, Mr. Hall was traveling in a stolen vehicle. Investigators alerted state law enforcement and contacted Mr. Hall via cell phone. Investigators negotiated the transfer of the child to a relative in South Atlanta, and the infant was subsequently returned to his mother in Cartersville, unharmed. Mr. Hall was apprehended in Monroe County by the Georgia State Patrol. Mr. Hall has been charged with Kidnapping, Felony theft by taking, and Robbery in Bartow County. Mr. Hall is facing additional charges in Monroe County and had outstanding warrants in Cherokee County.