A 34-year-old Colorado Springs man was arrested Thursday in a stalking and kidnapping case, police said.

Lawrence Johnson was arrested on a domestic violence stalking warrant and on suspicion of two counts of kidnapping and two unrelated warrants.

The fugitive unit found Johnson in the 3900 block of East  Bijou Street with a woman and her 3-year-old child, whom Johnson allegedly used as a shield as he returned to the house where he was hiding.

He refused to release them and tried to escape, police alleged. Responding units then distracted Johnson with a taser and K-9 and took him into custody.

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