Gas station clerk halts kidnapper after teen's whispered plea in Michigan

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Source: The Guardian
Gas station clerk halts kidnapper after teen's whispered plea in Michigan
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A 16-year-old girl was abducted at gunpoint near her Hamtramck, Michigan school and taken to a Sunoco, where clerk Abdulrahman Abohatem stepped from behind the counter after she mouthed 'help,' shielding her and guiding the man out. Police later arrested Donald Fields, a 48-year-old registered sex offender, on charges including kidnapping, criminal sexual conduct, illicit possession of a gun, felonious assault and habitual offender status. The teen was safely recovered and authorities praised the quick thinking of the clerk and students involved.

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