An 11-year-old girl in Washington is being praised for quick thinking and decisive self-defense after police say she escaped a man who attempted to kidnap her.
The child had been playing soccer with friends on Monday, Dec. 15, in Vancouver — a city near the Oregon border about 10 miles north of Portland — according to reports from NBC affiliate KTVB, Oregon Live and ABC affiliate KATU.
Police arrested Jerson Hartman later that day. He was booked on charges of second-degree attempted kidnapping and second-degree attempted robbery, according to court records. Hartman pleaded not guilty at his initial arraignment this week and is being held on $50,000 bail…