Heroic Father Wrestles Terrified Daughter From Arms of Abductor

Heroic Father Wrestles Terrified Daughter From Arms of Abductor

A Chicago father bravely stood up to a stranger who tried to abduct his toddler daughter from their family outing at Daley Plaza in the center of the city on August 25.

The man grabbed Myla Davis-Green, 2, shouting ‘this is my daughter, Goldilocks,’ and attempted to run off with her, hitting Kelly Davis in the face and trying to wrestle him away from his daughters.

Mr Davis, 31, managed to protect his daughters and chase the man, identified as James Gates, 55, through Chicago’s streets for half an hour until he was arrested and Mr Davis could be sure his daughters were safe.

Mr Davis, who is from Zion, Illinois, said he often takes his girls to the Picasso statue in Daley Plaza during the evenings for a family outing.

The girls like to slide on the bottom of the statue and play with other children in their ‘nighttime adventures’.

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What would you do in this situation?

  • http://www.facebook.com/peggysaunders.cilano Peggy Saunders Cilano

    I was at Chic Fil A one day and I saw a little toddler running round and round the tall middle cabinet. I thought how easy it would be for someone to grab her as she ran by the doors, jump into a car and leave with this little girl. Parents you need to keep your young children close to you when in public or you could loose them forever, never finding out what happened to your child. please be careful.

  • http://www.facebook.com/peggysaunders.cilano Peggy Saunders Cilano

    Behind every lying man is a lying wife.

    • Aristophanes

      Peggy – what is that suppose to mean? Are you trying to blame a woman for this demented man’s actions? This post makes no sense at all.

  • http://www.facebook.com/tncdel Tnc Del

    What the hell is a 55 year old doing thinking be can outrun a 31 year old? :) ~

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IDFKAYM36ZJAVIE4GXZDFR3RD4 Patricia

    If the good people of Chicago had the right to carry, the solution would have been simple.