Video: Bone-chilling moment Arizona man, with 'history of violence,' appears to try to kidnap 5th-grade girl walking to school



Video captured the shocking moment that an Arizona man – who allegedly has a "history of violence" – appeared to try to kidnap a 5th-grade girl in broad daylight as she was walking to school.

On Friday morning, a 5th-grade student was walking to Sunset Elementary School in Glendale, Arizona.

A local resident's security camera caught a silver sedan making a quick turn in the middle of the road and pulled over near where the girl was walking on the sidewalk. The video shows the driver park, exit the vehicle, and chase after the young girl.

Thankfully, the 5th-grader was able to outrun the suspected kidnapper.

The man calmly walked back to his vehicle.

After the girl was able to escape the suspected kidnapping, three fellow students huddled around her to provide comfort, according to neighbors.

"They hid her because the man was chasing her," Amcy Borquez told Arizona's Family.

"I think they were very brave for their age," Borquez added. "I’m telling them all day, like you’re heroes."

After reviewing the security camera video, police arrested 37-year-old Joseph Ruiz hours after the alleged kidnapping.

Ruiz was charged with kidnapping and custodial interference felony charges.

Ruiz reportedly has a "history of violence," according to authorities.

"I would note that he has a history of violence. He was convicted of an aggravated assault, a class 3 dangerous felony, after having stabbed his mother in the neck," said the state's attorney in Ruiz’s court appearance.

Nayelia Martinez – a neighbor living near the alleged abduction who has a son attending the same school as the victim – exclaimed, "Oh my god. It gave me goosebumps."

Sunset Elementary School sent a letter to parents discussing the alleged kidnapping, and said the victim noticed the suspect follow her from the time she left her apartment.

Data from 2019 shows that Arizona has the second-most missing people per 100,000 citizens, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System – a national centralized repository and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases across the United States. Only Alaska had a higher rate of missing people.

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Video shows 6-year-old girl's dramatic escape from abduction attempt, father tracks down suspected creep: 'She did everything right'



A doorbell camera caught the moment that a man attempted to abduct a 6-year-old girl in broad daylight on Tuesday. Video shows that the child was able to evade being kidnapped by doing everything right.

The young girl was taking out the trash in front of her home in Hamilton, Ohio. Video from the home's Ring doorbell camera shows a man walking down the sidewalk near young Ken'Adi Nash.

The man – later identified as 33-year-old Deric McPherson – groped the little girl, according to the child's mother. McPherson then snatched the girl's hand and attempted to abduct her by dragging her away.

The 6-year-old girl shrieked in fear – which caused the man to keep walking.

"This guy walks by and he touched me. He pulled me," Ken'Adi told "Good Morning America." "He just let go of me because I screamed."

Mandie Nash – the girl's mother – told CNN, "She came in with a blood-curling scream, she ran into the living room she said, 'Mommy someone tried to take me, he touched my private parts,'" Nash said. "I went outside and saw him walking down the sidewalk."

The mother claimed that Ken'Adi had taken the trash out several times before without incident.

The mother and her husband Ricky Nash chased after the man by foot. However, Nash returned to get his car to pursue the suspected kidnapper. While following the suspect, the family called the police.

"I chased him like he still had my kid," Ricky Nash revealed. "Definitely didn't want him to be able to go snatch another kid."

Hamilton Police Department officers arrested McPherson.

McPherson was taken to the Butler County Jail. He is charged with abduction and gross sexual imposition, according to police records.

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Miller said Ken'Adi is already getting counseling for the sexual attack. The family is also considering moving because the daughter is still uncomfortable.

"When the cops put him in handcuffs, it took so much anguish away," the father said.

"He wouldn't have let go of her if she wouldn't have pulled and screamed like she did," Ricky Nash added.

Mandie explained, "It's forever etched in our minds — that scream. So it'll always be with us."

Callahan Walsh – a child advocate at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children – said that Ken'Adi did everything right.

"She did everything right in this case. She was kicking, screaming, pulling away. It's exactly what we teach kids what to do when a would-be abductor tries to grab them," Walsh told "Good Morning America." "In fact, there's a lot to learn from these attempted abductions."

"We've been analyzing attempted abductions for over a decade at the National Center for Missing Exploited Children and we know that over 83% of the time, when a child is able to get away from their would-be abductor, it's something that they did proactively, like kicking, screaming or pulling away, exactly what she did in this case," he continued. "She's the reason why she's home safe tonight."

Walsh noted that it is best to start teaching children at a young age about the dangers of kidnapping.

"Start with things like walking through your neighborhood, pointing out which houses your child could go to in an emergency, what their neighbors' names are, what their parents' full names are, what phone number and what home address they have," Walsh advocated.

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