ricardo sims is also facing the same charges. >>> more on a story that we saw here first on 5. a convicted sex offender was arrested for allegedly kidnapping a teen. our meghan hick key had a documents with a legal special. he told new latest incident could have been prevented. >> reporter: he told know courts missed their chance to put brownback in jail avenue violated his probation. newschannel5's houma bash spoke with the victim. brown allegedly kidnapped the teen from a train. brown spent two years in prison for sexual battery. he violated his probation which can warrant jail time, but in stead he was given heightened probation. he violated probation again in january. our legal expert said the courts should have been taken off the streets. >> he should have been september back to jail, or he should have had very limited ability to move around after those violations. >> reporter: i reached out to the judge who decided on that heightened pro baix stead of i did not receive a response. live in cleveland, megan hickey, newschannel5. >> meantime police in lorain county say they