JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) said a good Samaritan rescued a 9-year-old child from getting kidnapped.
Deputies said on June 27, patrol officers responded to Northwest Jacksonville after 911 operators received a “disturbing call.”
The 9-year-old boy was selling water on the road when 22-year-old Mikaya Williams stopped and tried to lure him into her car. The boy refused, so Williams got out, pulled the child in her vehicle, and drove off, deputies said.
A family friend of the boy saw this kidnapping, followed her car to W 45th Street, and when the vehicle stopped, took the boy and blocked the car in until officers arrived. JSO said deputies arrested Williams on the scene for Kidnapping, a 1st degree felony.
She is currently at the Duval County Jail without bond. The boy was returned safely.
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