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A group of children prevent the kidnapping of a student at a school bus stop in Maryland

2023-03-21T19:04:17.279Z


A man "grabbed" the boy and "dragged him toward an apartment building," according to police. By Marlene Lenthang - NBC News A group of students with their quick reaction prevented a man from kidnapping a child at a school bus stop in Maryland, according to the Montgomery County police. The minor, whose identity has not been released, was waiting for the bus to arrive to go to school at 7:20 a.m. when the suspect, identified as Jamaal Germany, 30, “allegedly grabbed the boy and dragged i


By Marlene Lenthang -

NBC News

A group of students with their quick reaction prevented a man from kidnapping a child at a school bus stop in Maryland, according to the Montgomery County police.

The minor, whose identity has not been released, was waiting for the bus to arrive to go to school at 7:20 a.m. when the suspect, identified as Jamaal Germany, 30, “allegedly grabbed the boy and dragged into an apartment building," police said in a statement. 

Several students who were also at the stop "attempted to intervene and the victim was able to get free," police said.

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When the bus arrived, all students were able to get on and report what happened to Redland Middle School staff. 

Detectives identified Germany as a suspect, who was arrested on charges of attempted kidnapping.

The man remained Tuesday at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.

The police asked the public to contact the authorities because they believe they have been the victim of other crimes attributable to Germany.

The father of a high school student, who declined to be named, told local NBC News station in Washington that other kidnapping attempts have already occurred.

"Apparently he was at the bus stop last week doing the same thing," he said.

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The county public schools reported that they have requested police presence at the stop where the incident occurred.

Principals at Redland Middle School, and nearby Judith A. Resnik Elementary School and Col. Zadok Magruder High School alerted families to the incident in a letter, revealing that the attempted kidnapping victim was uninjured. 

“There will continue to be an increased security presence today and tomorrow at the affected bus stop.

We are sharing this information with the three school communities as the bus stop where the incident occurred is used by students from these schools," the letter stated. 

Knowing that this may have been alarming to some of our students, we are providing emotional support to all students who were at the bus stop and may have witnessed this.

Source: telemundo

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