Man Accused of Kidnapping Teen in Lauderdale Lakes

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies said surveillance footage showed Fraser taking the girl against her will at a shopping plaza near West Oakland Park Boulevard and North State Road 7. She was waiting for a thrift store to open when Fraser approached and began talking to her, investigators said.

The girl told detectives she said she was 16 and rejected Fraser’s advances. Deputies said he grabbed her by the waist, put her in his pickup and drove to a gas station in Tamarac, about five miles away. The arrest report says he touched her leg and kissed her without consent during the drive.

The girl’s mother had been monitoring her location through the Life360 app and became concerned. Deputies said the teen tried to escape at the gas station, but Fraser pulled her back inside. He later let her out, and her mother found her at a Chevron station in Lauderhill.

Deputies tracked down Fraser, who asked whether the girl was OK and said it was not illegal to pick someone up, according to the report. He was arrested and faces several charges, including kidnapping.