A 7-year-old’s mother told ABC13 that her son fell victim to one of the oldest predatory ploys in the book when, according to the Houston Police Department, a neighbor at their apartment complex lured and took him.
HPD said it happened at noon on Sunday in the 3100 block of Hayes Road on the city’s west side.
“I keep telling him, ‘They like little boys, too. It’s not just girls,” the mother, who wished to remain anonymous, said. “It’s scary.
According to the mom, it all started when Kenneth Gage approached her son with his dog.
“He (saw) the dog and started petting it, and once he was about to leave, he drug him up there and said, ‘Hey, you wanna play this game,’ and, ‘I got snacks,'” the victim’s mom said.
She said she looked for him as soon as she realized her son was missing.
“I was calling out his name,” the victim’s mom said.
About 30 minutes into the search, she said the boy appeared at the bottom of some stairs. After telling her what happened, he then pointed out his alleged kidnapper’s apartment.