The quick actions of more than a dozen Good Samaritans potentially saved a mother and two young children from serious harm outside a Department of Motor Vehicles on North Main Street on March 12th.
Witnesses reported seeing a man driving away in an SUV while a woman desperately tried to pull her two children, ages 2 years and 6 months, from the back seat. Investigators determined that the man, later identified as 26-year-old Yanni Human, was driving away against the woman’s will, dragging her and one of the children through the parking lot.
Bystanders immediately rushed to the woman and children’s aid, successfully getting them to safety before Human fled the scene. They also provided a description of the vehicle and its license plate number to 911.
Later that day, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) District 6 Task Force officers used witness accounts and video footage to locate Human outside a shopping center, where he was arrested. He faces felony charges of child abuse and false imprisonment, along with misdemeanor charges of battery, possession of marijuana, and resisting an officer without violence.
The JSO expressed its gratitude for the bravery and swift action of the Good Samaritans, stating that their intervention may have prevented a tragedy and helped bring the suspect to justice.
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