Bettendorf kidnapper captured

A Bettendorf kidnapping suspect is in custody in Colorado. Police arrested30-year-old “Smitty” Smith last night in Denver, Colorado. He was driving astolen car. Smith is accused of kidnapping his former girlfriend’sthree-year-old daughter from a babysitter in Bettendorf on Monday morning. The child’s body was found later in the day in Smith’s car, which was parkedin Moline, Illinois. Scott County Attorney Bill Davis says he’ll drop thekidnapping charge he’s filed against Smith if Illinois prosecutors file amurder charge.Neighbors of the child’s mother say the toddler called Smith “daddy.”