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The caller noted that the girl "appeared to be in distress" and was being driven by an older male.
Police later arrested James Herbert Brick, 61, of Cherokee, North Carolina, while he was driving near a Kentucky interstate on Thursday afternoon.The hand gesture is a one-handed sign someone can use when in distress, according to the Canadian Women's Foundation.
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