Therral Hatfield of Louisiana sentenced to 32 years for Atmore kidnapping of ex-fiance

Latasha Hill and Therral Hatfield, both of Jefferson, La., are shown in this photo from the couple's wedding planning Web site. Hartfield was sentenced Tuesday to 32 years in prison for kidnapping Hill and her 2 children.

MONTGOMERY, Alabama — A federal judge sentenced 26-year-old Therral Hatfield to 32 years in prison for kidnapping his ex-fiancé and her 2 children.
Authorities caught Hatfield after the woman left a note asking for help on a paper towel at an Escambia County, Alabama, convenience store in April 2010.
Judge W. Keith Watkins sentenced Hatfield on Thursday.
Prosecutors say Hatfield, a former high school and college football player from Jefferson, Louisiana, kidnapped the woman and children at gunpoint in New Orleans. The woman wrote the note during a bathroom stop.
A customer found the note and gave it to store workers, who alerted authorities. Hatfield was arrested along Interstate 65 just inside the Butler County line.
A young man who authorities say helped with the kidnapping hasn't been caught.