A 19-year-old man was behind bars Tuesday on suspicion of grabbing an 8-year-old boy playing with a friend in Westminster.
Anthony Enrique Gonzalez was booked on suspicion of kidnapping, kidnapping with the intent to commit a sexual act, lewd or lascivious act with a minor, lewd or lascivious act with a minor by means of force, and child annoyance, police said.
The boy was playing in the 13500 block of Edwards Street on Saturday when the suspect grabbed the child and “dragged” him to a place “with less people and is alleged to have engaged in inappropriate and unlawful contact with the victim,” police said.
The boy was able to get away and run home, authorities said.
Police arrested Gonzalez on Monday.