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A 54-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of trying to kidnap a 9-year-old girl as she was walking on Larson Street in Olivehurst, Yuba County Sheriff Steve Durfor said Tuesday.
Charles Dean Sherling, who lives in the Johnson Park area in Olivehurst, was being held Tuesday in Yuba County Jail on $100,000 bail.
An Olivehurst woman called the Sheriff's Department about 8:30 p.m. Monday to report that a stranger had tried to get her granddaughter into his truck. Sherling allegedly stopped and asked the girl for directions to Johnson Park School, said Durfor.
"The girl pointed toward the school, but the man asked her to get into the truck and show him where the school was. The girl refused and backed away, and the man yelled at her and demanded she get into the truck," Durfor said.
Sherling then jumped out of the truck and lunged at the girl, who ran. He then drove off, the sheriff said.
As a deputy was speaking with witnesses near the girl's home, two of them spotted Sherling driving by and said, "There he is," Durfor said.
Deputies stopped the truck on Highway 70 near Erle Road. Witnesses identified Sherling, who was arrested and booked into Yuba County Jail.
Durfor credited the girl with acting correctly when approached by a stranger.
"Her quick thinking undoubtedly led to a happy ending in this case. This incident is the perfect opportunity to discuss safety with your children, and what they should do in a similar situation," he said.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Melany Oakes said that as far as the department knows Sherling has no arrests or convictions for any sex-related charges. His only convictions are for domestic violence, she said.
This story was written by the staff of the Marysville Appeal-Democrat.
Charles Dean Sherling, who lives in the Johnson Park area in Olivehurst, was being held Tuesday in Yuba County Jail on $100,000 bail.
An Olivehurst woman called the Sheriff's Department about 8:30 p.m. Monday to report that a stranger had tried to get her granddaughter into his truck. Sherling allegedly stopped and asked the girl for directions to Johnson Park School, said Durfor.
"The girl pointed toward the school, but the man asked her to get into the truck and show him where the school was. The girl refused and backed away, and the man yelled at her and demanded she get into the truck," Durfor said.
Sherling then jumped out of the truck and lunged at the girl, who ran. He then drove off, the sheriff said.
As a deputy was speaking with witnesses near the girl's home, two of them spotted Sherling driving by and said, "There he is," Durfor said.
Deputies stopped the truck on Highway 70 near Erle Road. Witnesses identified Sherling, who was arrested and booked into Yuba County Jail.
Durfor credited the girl with acting correctly when approached by a stranger.
"Her quick thinking undoubtedly led to a happy ending in this case. This incident is the perfect opportunity to discuss safety with your children, and what they should do in a similar situation," he said.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Melany Oakes said that as far as the department knows Sherling has no arrests or convictions for any sex-related charges. His only convictions are for domestic violence, she said.
This story was written by the staff of the Marysville Appeal-Democrat.
