Homeless man tries to kidnap boy from school in Oregon

Friday, February 20, 2015
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (WPVI) -- A homeless man is behind bars in Oregon after police say he walked into a school and tried to kidnap a student.

Police say 29-year-old Joshua Brown walked into a classroom at Joseph Gale Elementary in Forest Grove, picked up a 7-year-old boy and tried to walk away with him.

The boy started shouting that Brown was a stranger.

That's when officials say Brown panicked, dropped the boy and ran out.

He was eventually arrested hiding in a nearby backyard.
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