(TJVNEWS.COM) A New York man was arrested Friday after trying to kidnap a 5-year-old boy who was walking with his mother along a sidewalk, investigators said.
Dolores Diaz Lopez was walking with her 5-year-old son Jacob and her two other children around 8 p.m. Thursday to visit her husband at work when they passed by a car parked on the street, WCBS reported.
In an unbelievable and heroic moment , Lopez grabbed her child from the suspect’s car.
Police released video that shows James McGonagle, 24, get out of the red vehicle, pick up the boy and put him in the car. Diaz Lopez then reaches through the car’s open front window and pulls out her son.
McGonagle was at the hospital seeking treatment for some issue when he was taken into custody. Officers were at the hospital for an unrelated matter, noticed McGonagle, and recognized him as the suspect from the video, WABC reported.
McGonagle is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation, WCBS reported. He will then be arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping, reckless endangerment and acting in a manner injurious to a child.
The suspect’s father is also wanted in connection to the attempted kidnapping, the motive for the kidnapping is still unknown.
“You have to do what’s necessary, no matter what,” Diaz Lopez told WABC. “The car was just parked there. I would never have imagined that a man would get out of the car and grab my son. You always have to be aware of your surroundings and not be on your phone.”
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The shocking is video below:
NYC: We need your help identifying these guys. They attempted to kidnap a 5-year-old yesterday in front of 117-02 Hillside Avenue in Queens around 8:00 pm. His mother was able to remove him from the car before they fled. If you have ANY info contact @NYPDTips at 800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/8KZRty9K8p
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) July 16, 2021
