Man in Ashburn child abduction case pleaded guilty to lesser charge, records later expunged

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LOUDOUN CO., Va. - A Georgia man who was arrested after allegedly attempting to abduct a 3‑year‑old child from an Ashburn restaurant later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and has since had his record expunged, according to updated case information.

Deputies responded around 7:30 p.m. to the 43000 block of Central Station Drive after receiving reports that a man had forcibly taken a child at a local restaurant. The Sheriff’s Office said the child’s mother intervened immediately, recovering her child before the suspect could leave. The child was not injured.

Investigators identified the man as 34‑year‑old Shane Paul Bergeron of Jefferson, Georgia. He was taken into custody at a nearby hotel shortly after the incident.

Bergeron was initially charged with abduction by force and held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. He later pleaded guilty to a lesser offense, and his records were subsequently expunged.