MARYSVILLE—Parents in Marysville successfully fought-off a would-be kidnapper from abducting their child who was inside their vehicle.

Just after 5:00 p.m., August 14, Marysville Police officers responded to a reported attempted kidnapping in the 1500 block of 9th St., in Marysville.

Officers were advised that an adult male subject had opened the rear door of an occupied parked vehicle, while claiming the child inside was his. The father of the child, who had just exited the vehicle, intervened by slamming the door shut and pushing the suspect away from his car. A brief altercation took place.

The mother of the child, who was still in the vehicle, locked the vehicle doors.  

The suspect made a second attempt to get into the now locked car, still claiming the child was his.  The father shoved the suspect into the roadway, at which time the suspect got into his own vehicle and fled the area.

A description of the suspect and vehicle were broadcast to officers, who located the suspect in his vehicle about half a mile north of where the incident took place.  The suspect was taken into custody.

The parents and an independent witness all were able to positively identify the man. 

The suspect, a 51-year-old Everett man, was booked into the Snohomish County Jail for Attempted Kidnapping 2nd Degree.  The child was frightened but otherwise unharmed.

SOURCE: Marysville Police Department