Man hit with automobile by lady’s mom accused of one other crime involving little one in Texas

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD/Grey Information) – Police in Texas stated Thursday they arrested a person accused of trying to kidnap a 4-year-old little one, KCBD reported.

Lubbock Police Chief Floyd Mitchell in a information convention recognized the suspect as 29-year-old Delmer Orlando Ortiz Licona. He is identical man arrested final week in a sexual assault case the place police said a mother ran into him with her car after she discovered him bare in mattress along with her 7-year-old daughter in August.

On Might 2, police have been referred to as to a enterprise for a report of an tried kidnapping of a kid. The police report states the kid and the mom have been on the tackle to pay their lease.

The mom seen a person, later recognized as Licona, taking a look at them. She informed police she was initially anxious as a result of she had a cash order for a big quantity.

As soon as the mom dropped off the cost within the dropbox, she seen the person coming towards her. She stated Licona requested her the age of her little one.

The mom stated she felt uncomfortable and rushed her little one to her automobile. The kid was climbing into the backseat to get into his automobile seat and his mom was serving to him when she felt the person come alongside her proper facet and attain into her automobile. She noticed Licona seize the kid across the waist and pull the kid in direction of him.

She informed police she turned and pushed Licona again, and he stated he was attempting to assist her.

She punched Licona within the face and informed him to get away. Licona stated once more he was simply serving to and ran to the passenger facet of the automobile after which took off in an unknown route.

The mom and the kid weren’t injured.

Police say inside 5 hours, Particular Victims Unit detectives recognized Licona because the suspect.

Additional investigations into the tried kidnapping led to the invention of a earlier arrest involving Licona in a home disturbance name from February.

Police say the aggravated sexual assault of a kid case from the August 8 incident was beforehand offered to the Lubbock County District Legal professional’s Workplace. The district lawyer expedited the assault warrant for the cost.

Licona was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals on Might 3.

His prices are aggravated tried kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault of a kid, assault inflicting bodily harm, evading arrest, reckless driving and failure to establish. He’s being held within the Lubbock County Detention Middle with bonds totaling $430,000.

Nevertheless, he’s being held with out bond for a federal detainer from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Licona is from Honduras.

Based mostly on the knowledge throughout these investigations, detectives stated they need to take into account the likelihood there may very well be extra victims.

“Should you acknowledge Licona or imagine there’s even a distant likelihood he has had contact together with your little one, police are asking you to take the time to talk to your little one. You probably have issues, don’t hesitate to name the police and permit the detectives to research to make sure Licona is held accountable for all of his actions,” the police chief stated

To report any incident, name the Lubbock Police Division Particular Victims Unit at 806-775-2788.

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