WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a man on suspicion of attempting to kidnap a 12-year-old girl in Wichita.
Police in Wichita said in a news release that the girl was walking alone Saturday afternoon when a man approached her and said she was coming with him. The girl screamed, pulled away and ran to her grandmother’s home, the release said.
Police identified the man as 28-year-old Victor Lara-Aguilera, of Wichita. He is jailed on $75,000 bond on suspicion of attempted kidnapping and possession of methamphetamine.
Police say the investigation is ongoing, and the case will be presented to prosecutors.
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