A 31-year-old man, identified as Daniel C. Vasey, faces multiple charges, including first-degree attempted kidnapping, after attempting to pull a 7-year-old girl away from her family at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon.
Incident Details
The incident began around 6:51 p.m. on July 11, when dispatchers received reports of a naked man running near the 1000 block of Southwest Naito Parkway. Four minutes later, a second caller reported that the same man had attempted to punch them in the head.
At 7:03 p.m., a third emergency call reported that the suspect had grabbed a young girl near the Salmon Street Springs and was attempting to pull her away from her mother. The girl’s mother, father, and several bystanders intervened, striking the suspect until he let go of the child.
When officers arrived at the park, they located Vasey wading in the Willamette River and placed him under arrest. The victim and her family told responding officers that they were visiting Portland from out of state. Paramedics treated the 7-year-old girl at the scene for minor scratches.
Original reporting: Tampa Free Press — read the source article.
