Frightening! Watch This 11 Year Old Fend Off Kidnapper at Bus Stop

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A 30 year old Florida man is behind bars after he attempted to kidnap an 11 year old girl who was waiting for the school bus.

Jared Paul Stanga has been charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault and battery after he tried and failed to kidnap an 11 year old girl who was waiting for the school bus on Tuesday morning.

Security video has been released showing a white SUV drive past the child, then turn around and park nearby. Then a man gets out of the vehicle, chases after the child, picks her up and a struggle ensues. The man can then be seen falling, running back to his vehicle and speeding off. The man was armed with a knife although he never stabbed the child.

The child was playing with blue slime at the time the attack occurred and told police that she wiped some of it on his arm when he attacked her. Police were able to later track down the vehicle and the owner, Jared Paul Stanga, who happened to have blue slime on his skin at the time of his arrest.

Mr. Stanga is now in jail on a $1.5 million dollar bond. He is likely to be charged with attempted kidnapping, aggravated assault and battery.

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; of the average 29,800 reports of missing children every year, less than 1% of those are at the hands of non-family abductors. But the danger is still very real. The Boise Police Department has a website for parents to use as a reference tool for child safety and some helpful tips. You can check it out HERE.