Alabama state troopers arrested a Jefferson, La., man Wednesday on Interstate 65 after a note was found in a women's rest room in Flomaton stating that a woman and two children had been kidnapped and were being taken to Atlanta.

Therral Hatfield, 25, was charged with giving false information and carrying a pistol without permit after the car he was driving was stopped in Butler County, according to a state troopers statement issued this morning.

Troopers also found Latasha Hill of Jefferson and two children in the car.

The incident began about 3 p.m. Wednesday when someone found the note stating that the three were being taken by force to Atlanta. The Escambia County Sheriff's Office called state troopers to report that the car could be going north on the interstate.

Using a vehicle description and license tag number in the note, a trooper stopped a car that matched the report at Exit 107.

After the four were ordered out of the vehicle, the trooper found a .45-caliber pistol in the door of the car, the release states.

Agencies assisting with the traffic stop and continuing investigation are the Conecuh County Sheriff's Department, Louisiana State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.