Stranger grabs 8-year-old child in Ocean Beach leaving him traumatized

A father is concerned about safety in Ocean Beach after surveillance video showed a man trying to kidnap his son.

The incident was captured on video on Friday night in front of the father while the family was finishing dinner outside the new deli they just opened on Newport Avenue.

Adrian Villanueva says that he and his family were on the patio enjoying dinner and his eight-year-old son was playing on the sidewalk when a man came up from behind the boy, grabbed him and tried to pull him across the street.

[michaeljohnson]

This clearly isn't his first victim. He should be in prison.

[weezer]

You MUST press charges. I thought the state could do that, as kidnapping is illegal.

[shirleyhenry-vfox]

They are brazen. Child trafficking is rampant. Do not excuse anyone who attempts child abduction.

[mindymorgan]

That bystander is gold. He is not playing.

[mabella]

The state MUST press charges because child is a MINOR !! And the kidnapper did NOT surrender easily !! HUGE threat to us all !!!!

[elizabethcarrington]

That guy was not missing his children, he’s a child predator.

[hermanthetosser]

Stop having compassion for these strange people ...

[katrinagraham]

Why does the father have the decision to file charges? It is VERY clear that this is an attempted kidnapping and assault with intent etc. charge. Why aren't the Police charging this predator?

[saiwhat]

Shout out to bystander passing by and immediately turned to help get the boy. ❤

[MissMeh-fmor]

This guy is nuts if he thinks that man didn't have vile intentions for that boy

[ZenZill]

I love the random guy who stepped in to help the dad, God Bless him.

[malissa]

He attempted a kidnapping out in the open around the child's family. That's bold af. The police need to interview him extensively because he knows where some missing kids are located for sure.

[mombotron]

Your human side is WRONG! that guy needs to be jailed

[Darkwater]

Imagine your own father not pressing charges on the man who tried to kidnap you. Glad he changed his mind in the end.

[seanpaul]

Props to the guy walking by in the black jacket. If the father was alone he would have had a problem defending his family.

[Hikikomori_Gaming]

stay home all day everyday. problem solved.

[DrunkHorse-INN]

What person "misses" their kids so much that they decide to kidnap someone else's child??

A predator looking for a easy mark.

[szpzbtf]

What a pervert. He was not trying to kidnap the boy because he missed his family.

[HopeOutreachMinistriEs]

Thank you for all the people who helped them.

[cdubs]

You try to take my child? You just lost your “being able to walk” privileges.