FLORIDA — A Clearwater man was arrested Friday after police said he attempted to kidnap a 15-year-old runaway outside a gas station.
According to an arrest affidavit, 43-year-old Eric Butler was seen grabbing the girl in the parking lot of a Circle K located at 1501 Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard.
A witness told police Butler grabbed the teen by her shoulders and hips, bear-hugged her, and tried to pull her away as she struggled…