Updated Aug. 31, 2017 at 9:01 p.m.
A 15-year-old girl reported that she safely escape the clutches of a man who grabbed her as she was walking to school Thursday in an Escondido neighborhood and police later announced they had arrested the suspect.
The apparent abduction attempt in the 600 block of Linwood Street occurred about 7:30 a.m., authorities reported.
After breaking free from the assailant, the Orange Glen High School student sought help from people who happened to be nearby, and they followed him and took a photo of him, according to an advisory from the Escondido Union High School District.
Police identified the alleged would-be kidnapper as 28-year-old Edgar Gutierrez of Escondido. Police announced he was arrested Thursday evening, according to ABC10.
The victim was uninjured, authorities said.
–City News Service
