Mobile police and US Marshals ask the public for help in locating a kidnapping suspect

Gary Dotson (photo courtesy of Mobile Police Department).

MOBILE, Alabama (WKRG) – The Mobile Police Department and the U.S. Marshals are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted for kidnapping.

Gary Dotson, 22, is wanted for first-degree kidnapping in connection with a July 10 incident, according to an MPD spokesman.

“It is important to know that the victim is safe as all efforts are now focused on Dotson’s arrest,” the spokesman said.

Anyone with information on Dotson’s whereabouts can call the Mobile Police Department at 251-208-7211.

Anonymous tips can be submitted by text message to 844-251-0644 or online.

This is a developing story. News 5 will provide updates as more information becomes available.