A 6-year-old’s quick thinking saved her life after someone tried to kidnap her in front of her home!
Little Ken’Adi Nash from Ohio was taking out the trash at her Hamilton home when a man grabbed her and tried to take her away. The girl screamed as loud as she could when he grabbed her, prompting the man to let her go. A doorbell camera at the Nash family home captured the 10-second-long attempted kidnapping on camera.
Speaking with @ABCNews, Ken’Adi recalled, “This guy walks by and he touched me. He pulled me,” she told ABC News. “He wouldn’t have let go of her if she wouldn’t have pulled and screamed like she did,” Ricky Nash, Ken’Adi’s dad, added. Ken’Adi ran into the house after the incident and immediately alerted her dad, who then drove off in his car to follow the man while calling the police, per ABC News. He said, “I chased him like he still had my kid. Definitely didn’t want him to be able to go snatch another kid.”
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Thankfully, police found the guy who has been identified as 33-year-old Deric McPherson. He was arrested and charged with abduction and inappropriate grabbing.
The parents told ABC that they’ve taught all four of their daughters how to fight off attackers, and they believe if it wasn’t for educating them on self-defense, the outcome would have been completely different.
“I’m so proud of her. So proud of her,” Mandie said. “Because as soon as she screamed, he let go. So obviously, you know, it does work.”
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