Mom of victims of migrant crime says Pastor saved her from a suspicious deported six times
First on the fox: One of the worst fears of Heather Knight as a parent became reality on January 1, when her daughter fled closely Alleged abduction attempt.
Yordy Centeno Melchor, a 31-year-old Mexican citizen who had previously been deported six times, He is charged with attempted second -degree abduction and holds himself a $ 100,000 taxpayer in Elmore County in Alabama in connection with the incident.
Knight’s daughter was at the Holtville Food Products “Dutch strollers when the vehicle attracted to her” and the suspect “tried to talk to her but couldn’t understand him because of a language barrier,” said Knight said Fox News Digital .
“She had a little distance between him,” Knight continued. “Well, then he endured the phone and he just said on the phone …” You can trust me. If you get into my car … I’ll give you $ 200. “
One of the worst fears of Heather Knight as a parent became reality on January 1, when her daughter closely avoided the alleged abduction attempt. (Fox News Digital)
The teenager initially thought the suspect needed help, but when he obviously pulled the “Notes” section on his phone and registered a message, offering her $ 200 to enter his vehicle, she knew she was “something worse,” said her mother.
As the interaction took place, the local pastor of the young intervened, and Melchor allegedly fled the scene. IN Sheriff of the Elmore County Office Issued a warning for the area.
Theryy Centeno Melchor, 31, has been charged with attempted second -degree abduction. It is held at the payer in the amount of $ 100,000 regarding the incident. (Sheriff of the Elmore County Office)
For days later in the county, 30 miles north of Elmore, officials say they stopped a vehicle like the one involved in an alleged abduction attempt. They led his license plate and found that he matched the suspect’s vehicle. The driver, Melchor, also coincided with the description of the suspect, police said.
Officials identified the suspect and its previous deportation. Initially, they said that Melchor had been deported five times, but said an immigration and customs implementation officer National Information Table That Melchor was actually deported six times since 2013 and twice sentenced to two federal cases.
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The alleged abduction attempt occurred in the Holtville parking lot. (Google Maps)
“We’ll collaborate with Ice. We’ll always work with ice” Elmore Bill Franklin Sheriff Sheriff Fox News Digital said earlier.
Knight remembered that he felt scared when the incident happened and says that he did not know the suspect, wondering if he was watching her family.
“We almost had to face one of the most terrible things that the parent could face.”
“When that happened, before I found out he was illegal, I just took care of her,” Knight said. “It was a mix of gratitude that she was good and worry. Ok, who is that person? We don’t know who he is. Will he come after her again? Will he come after our family? Is this just someone who passed?
But when she found out that Melchor was illegally living in the United States after being previously deported six times, Knight felt “furious”.
Elmore Bill Franklin’s Sheriff said his office would work with ICE. (Facebook)
“I’m an extremely compassionate person. But … I was out of anger,” she explained. “There is no amount of words as angry I am. All I could think of is how scary it might be, how horrible it is for other people who experienced it. And as I said before, it’s hard enough when it’s ours We try to take care of our own people and help and get justice for or from them.
Knight is grateful to the local implementation of the law and the members of her community who look after each other.
“I am grateful that I live in a community that supports each other. And there I had someone who noticed that something was not excluded and was ready to help,” she said. “I know we would live in a larger community, that may not have been a possibility. But our people here in our community, look after each other. We take care of each other yes.”
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Melchor has to do with San Antonio as well as the Shelby district in Alabama. It is known to drive between the two areas that visited the family, Sheriff said.
The suspect can face additional accusations if the authorities identify any other victims.
