Four charged in plot to kidnap, rape and kill a child

ABOVE: Matthew Toole, one of the four suspects charged

By Trace Christenson, Battle Creek Enquirer

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Four people in Michigan have been charged with a plan to kidnap, rape and kill a child.

Michigan State Police said Friday they uncovered evidence of the plan to find a child at a local county fair or in a parking lot of a Walmart or Meijer store. The group intended to torture and sexually assault the child until the child was dead and then dispose of the body, according to the Office of Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette. (Get the full story at the Battle Creek Enquirer)