Man hit with automotive by woman’s mom accused of one other crime involving youngster in Texas

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD/Grey Information) – Police in Texas stated Thursday they arrested a person accused of making an attempt to kidnap a 4-year-old youngster, 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 known 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 handle to pay their lease.

The mom observed a person, later recognized as Licona, them. She instructed 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 fee within the dropbox, she observed the person coming towards her. She stated Licona requested her the age of her youngster.

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

She instructed police she turned and pushed Licona again, and he stated he was making an attempt to assist her.

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

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 Lawyer’s Workplace. The district legal professional expedited the assault warrant for the cost.

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

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

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

Primarily based on the data throughout these investigations, detectives stated they need to contemplate the likelihood there might be extra victims.

“For those who acknowledge Licona or imagine there may be even a distant likelihood he has had contact along with your youngster, police are asking you to take the time to talk to your youngster. You probably have considerations, 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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