Posted: 21:34, 19 June 2022 | Updated: 21:52, 19 June 2022
A mother from Florida prevented an apparent kidnapping attempt last weekend after seeing a man following two young girls on bicycles and feeling bad. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office official said David Daniels, 37, of Brandon, started following two girls under the age of 12 as they left Cherry’s Bar and Grill in FishHawk Ranch Park around 6 p.m. 00 on June 12. Daniels reportedly told the girls he would “supervise” their way home. “He did not know these children, and these children certainly did not know him,” Jessica Lang, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office, told WFLA. Shortly afterwards, he said, Daniels hit one of the girls in the head as he continued to follow behind them. “Fortunately, you guys got stuck together and rode their bikes to a nearby church and asked for help from an adult,” Lang said of the mother standing outside the church that night. Immediately, the woman said that she felt that something was wrong, according to FOX News. “One of my little girls was saying, ‘Please help me, this is not my dad.’ David Daniels, 37, of Brandon, Florida, was arrested June 12 on two counts of false child custody and child abuse after allegedly following two girls under the age of 12 from a restaurant, hitting one on the head and holding one. one in one drowning At that point, the woman – who did not want to be named – said Daniels had strangled one of the girls and whispered something in her ear. He then reportedly turned his attention to the mother who was going to church and told her that they had just moved to the area and were looking for help. The woman said she then decided to call them to church until she had a chance to call the police for help. “I talked to him,” he told FOX 13. “I said, ‘Oh, that’s nice.’ Where did you move from here? “ “He said, ‘Oh, I’m not really sure.’ When deputies arrived that night, they said they found him returning to the city center and managed to arrest him on two counts of false child custody and child abuse. Daniels is currently being held in Hillsborough County Jail on $ 104,000 bail. It is not clear if he has a lawyer who can speak for him. Meanwhile, the good Samaritan woman says she does not want any recognition for what she did. Authorities say the girls pulled their bikes to a nearby church (pictured) where a woman was standing outside asking for help. The girls were reportedly leaving Cherry’s Bar and Frill in FishHawk Park when Daniels started following them. “I do not want to be a hero,” he said. “I just did what I hope someone does for my children.” “There are moms out there who are like me. They will recognize the signs and know what to do “, he added, admitting:” At that moment, I did not know if I would have the right answer. ‘But [the children] “She is OK and she is home today.”
