Good Samaritan Tracks Down Suspect After Alleged Attack In Modesto

MODESTO (CBS13) — A brutal carjacking and robbery spree successful Stanislaus County came to an extremity acknowledgment to the efforts of a mates of bully Samaritans.

A large outcry for assistance from a pistillate conscionable feet distant from Crystal Pool and Spa successful Modesto. David, the proprietor of the company, lone wanted to beryllium identified by his archetypal sanction retired of interest for his safety.

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“As she started to unfastened the door, she said that she could spot the feline from a region moving astatine her,” David said. “She tried closing the door. From what I understand, the doorway was pulled open, this feline jumped implicit her thigh to get to the purse connected the rider seat. That’s erstwhile helium stole the purse and got her car keys.”

The unfortunate was parked astatine Dunkin connected Oakdale Road erstwhile the onslaught happened Monday afternoon. After talking to the victim, David started to look for the antheral who attacked her.

“I recovered the chap cowering down a ceramic wall. He was crouched down successful the fetal presumption conscionable clutching that purse. I confronted him and I said, ‘Either you tin travel retired oregon I volition propulsion you out,’ ” helium explained.

David grabbed the purse but said the fishy ran away. First, helium chased aft him connected foot, past by car, arsenic different witnesses helped to constituent him successful the close absorption on the way.

“I’m sick and bushed of the radical who proceed to plague our cities,” helium explained. “I won’t instrumentality it. It’s clip that radical basal up and bash the close thing.”

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David and others recovered the antheral hiding successful a backyard. One idiosyncratic held him astatine weapon constituent until constabulary arrived.

Modesto constabulary arrested 37-year-old Leonard Rosas. They accidental helium is the aforesaid antheral who carjacked and injured a antheral conscionable hours earlier successful the city’s Amtrack parking lot.

“To me, I don’t look astatine it arsenic being a hero. To me, I did my civic duty. Period,” explained David.

It was a assemblage effort to drawback an alleged carjacking culprit.

“I’ll bash it again successful a heartbeat,” David said. “I won’t hesitate and that is the mode it is.”

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Rosas was arrested and faces charges of robbery, carjacking, conveyance theft, attempted carjacking, and punishment for inflicting wounded connected a idiosyncratic portion committing a felony. He is being held connected astir $1 cardinal bail.

Velena Jones