Bay City News
A 21-year-old Tracy resident pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of attempted kidnapping for lewd and lascivious acts with children under the age of 14 that occurred on an elementary school campus last year, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office said.
Shiva Sharma’s plea deal led him to be sentenced to five and a half years in prison and he will be required to register as a sex offender for life.
The Tracy Police Department responded at 2:20 p.m. on Oct. 3, 2023 to Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary School at 1701 South Central Ave. following a 911 call for an attempted kidnapping on the campus.
The man, identified as Sharma, was allegedly armed with a screwdriver.
Prosecutors said Sharma approached two children and was allegedly going to abduct them but was chased away by a teacher and nearby parents, causing him to flee the scene.
Police said they arrested Sharma approximately seven minutes after the initial call, in a field behind a Raley’s store in the 2500 block of South Tracy Boulevard.