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Michigan gas station clerk saves teen from alleged kidnapper after she whispers ‘help’

Michigan gas station clerk saves teen from alleged kidnapper after she whispers ‘help’

Summary

A gas station clerk in Detroit helped save a 16-year-old girl who had been kidnapped at gunpoint on her way to school. The girl silently asked for help in the store, and the clerk confronted the kidnapper until police arrived and arrested him.

Key Facts

  • The incident happened on April 13 in Hamtramck, Michigan.
  • A 16-year-old girl was kidnapped at gunpoint while waiting for her school bus.
  • The kidnapper brought the girl to a Sunoco gas station in Detroit.
  • Gas station clerk Abdulrahman Abohatem noticed the girl mouthing “help” without sound.
  • Abohatem placed himself between the kidnapper and the girl and told the man to leave.
  • Other students tracked the girl’s cellphone and alerted the police.
  • Police arrested Donald Fields, a 48-year-old registered sex offender, at the gas station.
  • Fields faces several charges including kidnapping, sexual assault, gun possession, and assault.
  • The girl was safely returned to her family.
  • Local officials praised the quick action of the clerk, students, and the girl’s bravery.
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