CHICAGO — Police arrested a man who they say tried to buy a little girl from her mother, and when the mother refused, tried to grab the child off the street.
The Chicago Police Department released video of the incident on Thursday as they asked for help identifying the suspect. In the video, a man is seen walking behind a mother and her 5-year-old daughter. The mother and child stop, allowing the man to pass, which he does and disappears out of frame.
Moments later, the man walks back toward the mother and her daughter, and after a brief interaction can be seen grabbing at the child.
Chicago police told WBBM that the suspect, identified as Gerardo Posadas, did not know the mother and child, but began talking to them. In an arrest report obtained by the station, police said that Posadas offered the mother $150 for the child.
When the mother refused, Posadas is accused of grabbing the little girl by her hair to try to pull her toward him, WFLD reported.
The girl and her mother were able to escape, and Posadas ran from the area.
Posadas was arrested Friday and charged with aggravated battery and attempted kidnapping, WBBM reported.
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