MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - A 30-year-old man is facing charges after attempting to kidnap a child at a bus stop in Gaithersburg.
According to Montgomery County police, just before 8:00 a.m. Monday morning — Jamaal Germany allegedly grabbed a child on Towne Crest Drive near Washington Grove Lane.
Germany is accused of trying to take the child to a nearby apartment building. Other students at the bus stop jumped in to stop it, police said, and the victim was able to get away.
Police in Montgomery County are investigating an abduction attempt that happened on Monday morning. They say a man grabbed a Redland Middle School student waiting at the bus stop - trying to pull the child into a nearby apartment.The incident was first reported to staff members at Redland Middle School who alerted the schools' Community Engagement Officer.