Pliers-Wielding Mom Nabs Kidnap Suspect

Mother gives chase after drifter tries to snatch daughter
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 12, 2011 3:42 AM CDT
Pliers-Wielding Mom Nabs Kidnap Suspect
Micah Green, 29, has been charged with attempted kidnapping.   (Police handout)

After her 8-year-old daughter came running home to report that a man had tried to kidnap her, a Florida mom jumped in her car to find the suspect and ended up chasing him while brandishing a heavy set of pliers, ABC News reports. The man was detained by a clerk and customers after he ran into a convenience store shouting: "She's going to kill me!" The suspect, a homeless man with a lengthy criminal record, has been charged with attempted kidnapping. (More Florida stories.)

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