The mother waged a “tug-of-war” for her daughter’s life…
Surveillance video released to deputies by the store shows he tried to run towards the exit with the girl in his arms, but the teen’s mother caught up and a “tug of war” ensued.
Bonello, 30, finally let go of the girl and ran out the front door just as an off-duty deputy was getting out of his patrol car to enter the store. The store manager yelled to Deputy Jonathan Behnen, who pulled his car around to block Bonello in the parking lot.
Deputy Behnen pulled out his service weapon and ordered Bonello from his car. Bonello hesitated, but complied and was taken into custody.
“In my 10 years on the road I have never seen anything like this,” Sgt. Craig Callahan said at the scene. “He truly intended to abduct this child right in front of everyone in the store.”
The sheriff’s office said deputies have arrested Bonello several times before, most recently in February for trespassing. His other charges were misdemeanors, except for an aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer back in 2009. He is not a registered sex offender.
He now faces charges of kidnapping and child abuse.