LAS VEGAS (FOX5/Gray News) — Police arrested a 47-year-old man after he allegedly tried to lure a 13-year-old girl to his car as she walked to school Tuesday morning in Las Vegas.
Kendrick Weatherspoon was taken into custody on attempted kidnapping and luring charges following the incident near Nellis Boulevard and Stewart Avenue.
Just before 7 a.m. Tuesday, the 13-year-old girl was walking to school when she passed a bar where Weatherspoon was sitting in his car, according to police. He then allegedly tried to get the girl to come to his car and opened the door.
Girl runs to safety at grocery store
The girl told police that, despite being scared she would be hit by oncoming traffic, she ran across the street to a Smith’s grocery store. Two workers in the store helped the girl and called police after she ran for safety…