JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is thanking a good Samaritan who rescued a kidnapped child in Florida last month.
On June 27, officers responded to a call that a young boy had been grabbed off the street. The 9-year-old was selling water bottles when a woman, 22-year-old Mikaya Williams, tried to lure him into her car.
After he refused, Williams pulled him into the car and drove off. JSO said a family friend of the victim watched the scene unfold and quickly followed. When the vehicle stopped, the good Samaritan was able to remove the child from the car and block the suspect from leaving.
“JSO thanks the heroic witness who stepped in and helped rescue the child from a dangerous situation,” the office wrote on Facebook.
Officers arrived and arrested Williams, and the young boy was safely returned to his family.
Williams has been charged with first-degree felony kidnapping and is being held without bond at the Duval County Jail, JSO said.