Report: Grandparents fought off man who tried to abduct 6-year-old girl
3 hrs ago
Police arrest man accused of breaking into Lebanon apartment
Video by WXIN-TV Indianapolis
An Indiana man is behind bars, accused of attempting to kidnap a 6-year-old girl from her grandparents' home.
According to WTHR, Benjamin Dillon, 37, faces a slew of charges including counts of burglary, intimidation and resisting law enforcement.
Witnesses told WTHR that Dillon kicked his way into a Lebanon apartment in the middle of the night. The girl's grandparents, Martin Roth and Patricia Roth, reportedly fought him off and kept him away from the girl until police arrived. The Roths told officers that Dillon, who they had never seen before, told them he was "taking the child."
“I was sound asleep in my bedroom and this guy came kicking in and said, 'You have my daughter,'” Patricia Roth told Fox 59. “I was nervous, very nervous. I was shaking so bad."
A police report states that officers found Dillon outside "shirtless and very agitated, insisting there was a little girl in the apartment being raped" and "that the little girl was his daughter."
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Officers shocked Dillon with a Taser but it had no effect. When finally handcuffed, officers said he "then kept kicking us and screaming." The man was taken to the Boone County Jail. The 6-year-old girl was very frightened, but unhurt.
“I wouldn’t want him walking back in my apartment again. He will regret it the next time,” Patricia Roth said.
Dillon attempted to clarify the incident in a jailhouse phone call with WTHR. "I was under the impression that maybe my daughter might be over there in that apartment complex," he said.
Dillon denies threatening to take the 6-year-old girl and even denies kicking in the Roth's door.
While jailed on bonds totaling $75,000, Dillon said he's enrolled in a substance abuse treatment program.
Poster Comment:
If the cops hit this guy with a Taser and it had no affect, you had better believe he was on PCP or Angel Dust.
If he stays in that substance abuse program that is fine. But he must also disassociate himself from the people who have the dope.
Grandma and Grandpa would be better served if they had a pistol handy for such occasions as this one.