Photo: Escambia County Sheriff / Courtesy
The population and the authorities are dismayed after a video was released showing a girl from 11 years trying to fight against a man who tried to kidnap her.
The events occurred on Tuesday while the little girl was waiting for the school bus. According to the images, released by the police of West Pensacola , northwest of Florida, the girl manages to kick and confront the attacker who ends giving up his action and flee the scene without his goal.
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30 – yr-old Pensacola suspect arrested
Attempting to kidnap 11 – yr-old girl waiting at her Pensacola bus stop Tuesday morning
Suspect identified late Tues night as
JARED PAUL STANGA
taken custody w / o incident earlier in day at home-Betty Road-Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons pic.twitter.com/5ernyDiuRa– Mary Zientek Sulaiman (@ZientekMary) May 19, 2021
The sheriff confirmed that after this incident the suspect could be arrested, who was armed with a knife.
The video shows the girl waiting for the bus when, suddenly, a Dodge Journey white is coming up . At that moment, a man runs towards the girl and tries to grab her.
She confronts the aggressor and the man falls to the ground . Finally he gives up and returns to his vehicle to leave the place.
“Fortunately she fights, that is, she fought, kicked him, pushed him and hit him . This is how he was able to free himself, ”explained Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons.
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BREAKING: Hispanic male in his 40 s in custody for this morning’s attempted kidnapping of an 11 – year-old girl at an Escambia County bus stop. Do not arrest at this time. https://t.co/WdgGwRrYWL
– WEAR ABC 3 (@weartv) May 18, 2021
The authorities reported that the man stopped and spoke with the girl in Spanish at the bus stop a few weeks before and made her feel uncomfortable . She had explained this event to her superiors at school, but everything had stayed there.
Since then, her mother was accompanying her every day to the bus stop , but Tuesday was the first day that the little girl went alone. Investigators were able to find the suspect by tracking the vehicle seen in the video.
The suspect was identified as Jared Paul Stanga, of 30 years. He was arrested for attempted kidnapping of a child under 13 years and aggravated assault. Sheriff says suspect has extensive criminal history .