Texas dad helped rescue his kidnapped teenage daughter by monitoring her cell phone, police say | EUROtoday

A Texas father heroically saved his teenage daughter by monitoring her cellphone to search out her after she had been kidnapped by a knife-wielding man on Christmas Day, authorities stated.

The 15-year-old lady had been strolling her canine close to her household’s Porter, Texas, residence, round 4:50 p.m. on Christmas when she was kidnapped, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook.

Authorities discovered that the lady “had taken her dog out for a walk and when she did not return at her usual time, her parents became concerned.”

Using her telephone’s location, the involved father was in a position to observe her to a wooded space almost two miles away, the place she was discovered inside a maroon-colored pickup truck with a “partially nude” man.

The father helped his daughter escape and referred to as regulation enforcement, who promptly arrested 23-year-old Giovanni Rosales Espinoza, the sheriff’s workplace stated.

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Espinoza was taken into custody with out incident and charged with aggravated kidnapping and indecency with a toddler.

He is being held within the Montgomery County Jail with no bail, authorities stated.

“Christmas is a day meant for joy, but this man chose to shatter that joy by targeting a child,” Sheriff Wesley Doolittle stated.

“I am incredibly proud of our deputies and detectives who worked tirelessly to ensure this dangerous predator was swiftly apprehended and is now off our streets. Rest assured that your Sheriff’s Office remains vigilant every hour of every day to keep your families safe.”

The sheriff’s division stated its investigation stays ongoing, however no additional data could be launched at the moment.