POLICE have arrested a man after an alleged kidnapping in Eastleigh.

Officers were investigating the incident, which happened in the Hampshire town on Friday, January 19.

Three men have already appeared in court charged in connection with the incident, including gym owner Danny Harkins, whose business was hit by a suspected arson attack earlier this year.

Harkins, 36, of Cherbourg Road, Eastleigh, appeared at Southampton Magistrates Court on January 23 alongside Jamie Kingston, 40, of Paynes Road, Shirley, and Leroy King, 34, of Dutton Lane, Eastleigh.

They were charged with kidnap and assault and were remanded in custody.

A manhunt had been launched for 47-year-old Rodney Traves but Hampshire Constabulary confirmed that a man has been arrested and is in police custody.

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