Men allegedly used ice cream cones to lure children from public park

A woman and her child at a park in Cullman County, Alabama (WBRC/YouTube). Inset left to right: Andrei Anatolyahch Gouchtchine, Robert Lee Hollis (Cullman County Sheriff

Background: A woman and her child at a park in Cullman County, Alabama (WBRC/YouTube). Inset left to right: Andrei Anatolyahch Gouchtchine, Robert Lee Hollis (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office).

Like something from a horror film, two men in Alabama are accused of kidnapping after police say they tried to lure young children from a public park with ice cream cones.

Robert Lee Hollis, 46, and Andrei Anatolyahch Gouchtchine, 37, were arrested on Aug. 4 after Cullman County Sheriff’s deputies were called in response to a complaint coming from Sportsman Lake Park, a sprawling public park and playground in suburban Cullman, some 50 miles north of Birmingham.

“The two individuals were watching and following children around inside the park. They allegedly attempted to use ice cream cones in an attempt to lure children away with them,” police told Law&Crime in an emailed statement on Tuesday.