Charges dismissed against man accused of luring young girl into Brighton woods

BRIGHTON – A Livingston County court dismissed charges this week against a Utah man accused of trying to lure an 8-year-old girl into the woods to give her “a surprise.”

Ryan Josue Rojas, 24, of Herriman, Utah, was charged with one count of accosting a minor for immoral purposes in connection to the May 27 incident.

Police say Rojas approached the young girl while she was riding her bike alone around 7 p.m. on Rosemary Lane, a residential street. He was wearing an ID badge for a pest control company and was reportedly posing as a traveling door-to-door salesman.

Rojas fled the area on a Segway-type vehicle after being questioned by the girl’s father, according to police, who were able to locate and arrest him the following day…

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