Video from the Escambia County Sheriff's Office shows an 11-year-old girl escape from a man they say tried to kidnap her Tuesday morning at a bus stop. The terrifying encounter shows the man drive around the girl in a white van. Then, he later pulls up next to her, gets out of the car and rushes toward her. The sheriff's office says the girl was able to fight off the man and was get home safely to her family. During a news conference Tuesday night, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said after hours of tracking the man seen in the video, they were able to find him and arrest him. The man, Jared Stanga, 30, faces charges of attempted kidnapping of a child under 13, aggravated assault and battery. Stanga was given more than a $1.5 million bond in Escambia County court during his first appearance Wednesday afternoon, according to the Pensacola News Journal. Continue reading:
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