A 15‑year‑old girl narrowly escaped an attempted abduction in Johnson County on Wednesday afternoon after fighting off a man who tried to force her into an SUV, authorities said.
The suspect, identified by the Keene Police Department as 28‑year‑old Carlos Cuevas‑Ruiz of Cleburne, was later located and arrested in the 9400 block of Silver Creek Road in Fort Worth. He was taken to the Johnson County Jail, where he faces a charge of criminal attempted kidnapping.
According to Keene police, the teen was walking in the 300 block of Greenbriar around 1:10 p.m. when a Hispanic man approached her, briefly spoke with her, then grabbed her and tried to force her into his vehicle…