Girl Escapes Abduction Attempt at Georgia Walmart
BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a 7-year-old girl recalled her stranger danger training and was able to get away from a parolee who tried to abduct her at a Walmart store in west Georgia.
Police Chief Keith Pesnell says 25-year-old Thomas A. Woods of Austell, Ga., tried to take the girl Wednesday from a toy aisle while her mom was in a different aisle.
Security video from the store shows a man carrying the girl away, releasing her after she struggled to get away.
Pesnell says Woods faces a charge of attempted kidnapping and was out on parole after being convicted of voluntary manslaughter in a suburban Atlanta county.
Atlanta TV station WAGA reports Woods said he is innocent and denied the abduction attempt as he was being led into jail.
PLEASE get the Keep Georgia Safe program and training into your communities and your schools! This little girl is amazing and used her valuable skills in fighting her way out of the hands of this potential child abductor. Every child has a choice when something like this happens – scream and fight!!!