Man charged in attempted kidnapping of 11-year old girl

Investigators obtained surveillance video of the man at numerous convenience stores prior to the attempted kidnapping. Approximately 50 deputies then worked the area trying to identify and locate the suspect. Deputies then tracked the man to a home in the 200-block of Betty Road in Escambia County. At the home, they then located the vehicle that was involved in the incident, , a white Dodge Journey, which had just been freshly painted.

The suspect was in the same clothing he had earlier today and during the incident, and he also had blue slime on his arm- which the girl had been playing with at the time of the attack, presumably which had been transferred to his person during the altercation.

Deputies took the man into custody around 5 p.m., where he was later charged with attempted kidnapping, aggravated assault with a knife. and simple battery.