A group of good Samaritanos Valientes is being acclaimed as heroes after intervening to save a woman and two young children of what could have been a devastating situation outside a Jacksonville office, Florida, Motor vehicle department.
The incident took place on March 12 in the DMV parking lot in North Main Street.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s office (JSO), the witnesses saw a man who tried to get away in a SUV while a woman desperately tried to remove her two young children, only 2 years and 6 Monhs, from the rear seat.
The researchers say that the man, later identified as Yanni Human, 26, led “against the will of the woman, dragging her and one of the children through parking.”
What happened next was remarkable.
“More than a boxes, the good Samaritans of Jacksonville intervened in a dangerous situation, potentially saving a mother and two children of serious or worse injuries,” the JSO wrote in a Facebook publication that describes the incident.
Without hesitation, the spectators rushed, managing to take the women and the children to a safe place while the vehicle continued to move.
The man fled the scene, but not before the witnesses provided a detailed description and the SUV registration number to the dispatators 911.
The officers of the Task Force of District 6 of JSO used that information, along with surveillance images, to locate and human jewel later that day in a nearby shopping center.
Now faces multiple positions for serious crimes, including child abuse and false imprisonment, as well as charges for aggression, possession of marijuana and resistance to an officer without violence.
The authorities prove the rapid thinking and the courage of passers -by with the prevention of a possible tragedy.
“This situation could have ended in tragedy. His JSO is grateful for the rapid action and courage of the good Samaritans who took a step forward and helped take the suspect to justice,” the post added.
The Sheriff’s office has not published the names of those who intervene, but their actions have caused compliments of the community.
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