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From WSB-TV: COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A Cobb County mother has her two kids home safe after someone tried to kidnap her two-year-old son during a trip to Walmart last week.
Caroline Miller told Channel 2′s Eryn Rogers she took her four-year-old daughter and two-year-old son to the store on Cobb Parkway in Acworth last Tuesday to get some last-minute items for an upcoming vacation.
She said her daughter wanted to ride the motorized wheelchair, but when they were almost done shopping, she said it stopped working in one of the pharmacy aisles.
She said that’s when 56-year-old Mahendra Patel approached her asking for help finding Tylenol.
“When I pointed my arm out this way to say this is where it was, that is when he reached down, put both of his hands on Jude, and grabbed him out of my lap,” Miller said.
They literally had a tug-of-war over the little boy before the man finally gave up.
She said Patel then walked away, purchased his Tylenol and left the store. Police were able to track him down and arrest him three days later, based on footage from surveillance cameras from the store.
Miller told WSB-TV that she has now taught her kids how to fight back in dangerous situations, including screaming, kicking, and biting to get free in case anyone who tries to grab them.
Watch the interview with the mother below, as she explained the terrifying incident:
Attempted Child Abduction Stopped in Georgia
Acworth police arrested Mahendra Patel, 56, after he allegedly tried to snatch a child from their mother at Walmart.He was found 3 days later & now faces kidnapping charges. Patel is being held without bond. https://t.co/C4wDqVcbKb
— National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (@NCMEC) March 25, 2025
Mahendra Patel, 56, from Kennesaw, was arrested for attempting to kidnap a child at an Acworth Walmart. After questioning a mother about Tylenol, he tried to take her child. He was apprehended three days later and faces several misdemeanors and a felony charge of kidnapping.… pic.twitter.com/Ka0SgF7BpD
— 🇺🇸 ADAM XHEDIA 🍉🍉 (@ADAMXTIGER) March 23, 2025
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