12-Year-Old Jumps From Truck To Avoid Kidnapping

By Tom Knighton

As a parent, I’m finding myself somewhat amazed as kids. The same ones who seem pathologically incapable of cleaning their rooms are also capable of doing all kinds of brave things.

The latest example comes from Florida. Yes, we know the adventures of Florida Man, but Florida Kid is a different sort. In all the best ways.

The boy told detectives he was dropped off by his school bus on Hypoluxo Boulevard and started to walk home when the suspect, Timothy Miller, 26, pulled up next to him in a white pickup truck and offered him a ride.

The boy told detectives Miller told him he gives kids rides all the time and “not to worry because he won’t do anything weird.”

The 12-year-old got into the man’s truck and told detectives that’s when Miller began to act differently.

The boy said he began to feel uncomfortable after the suspect asked him if he had any drugs, looking at him strangely, and driving erratically.

When the boy tried opening his passenger side door, he said Miller sped up the truck to keep the boy from jumping. Determined to get away, the boy said he jumped anyway, landing hard on the pavement and briefly …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms