Man caught on camera trying to kidnap 4-year-old boy at Florida Walmart store

Monday, January 1, 2024
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (WLS) -- Surveillance cameras captured a kidnapping attempt at a Florida Walmart store.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office said a man grabbed a 4-year-old boy by the wrist and tried to walk away with him in Lehigh Acres.
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A family member pulled the child back.
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Deputies reviewed the store's video, and less than an hour later, they arrested the suspect at his home.

He has been charged with false imprisonment of a child.
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