Man tried to kidnap student outside Little Village High School, prosecutors say

A Chicago man has been jailed on attempted kidnapping charges after prosecutors accused him of trying to kidnap a 15-year-old girl from in front of Little Village Lawndale High School on Wednesday morning.

The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. as the girl entered the school grounds at 3120 South Kostner.

A proffer from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office detailed how Oviedo-Vasquez drove his 2012 Ford Focus the wrong way into the school parking lot, drawing the attention of a security guard. He spoke to the girl from his car, asking her questions, before exiting the vehicle and approaching her, the proffer said…

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