Inmate Transport Driver Charged with Kidnapping After Quitting Mid-Trip

Joshua James Pinquet, 21, refused to stop at the intended destination, trapping a fellow employee and four inmates in the van.

Joshua James Pinquet, 21, an inmate transport driver, is facing kidnapping charges after quitting mid-trip with a van full of prisoners.
He texted his resignation to his boss while driving four inmates through North Carolina on the way to Florida.
Pinquet refused to stop at the intended destination in Hickory, N.C., trapping a fellow employee and four inmates in the van.
Deputies stopped Pinquet on Interstate 40 just outside of Hickory and secured the four inmates.
Pinquet was charged with five counts of felony second-degree kidnapping and felony larceny by an employee and is being held without bond at the Iredell County Detention Center.