Here's an amazing story out of Colorado! A battered and bruised 9-year-old is home safe after bravely facing off with her kidnapper, stating that she got her fight from daddy! Little Calysta Cardova credits her daddy for teaching her to stand up for herself. The young girl was abducted while walking home from school in Colorado Springs on Thursday afternoon. Her parents knew almost immediately that something was wrong when she didn't return home in time.
It's believed that little Calysta was kidnapped by 29-year-old, Jose Humberto Garcia (right). An amber alert was issued immediately. The two headed north, where nearly 18-hours later they got a flat and crashed. After the crash, they had to hitch a ride to a Circle K convenience store, when Calysta plotted her escape. She went inside the convenient store and asked to use the phone to call her uncle, but actually called 9-1-1.
One witness in the Circle K stated that Calysta was in some pretty bad shape with 'two black eyes, a bruised lip, and an enormous bruise on her cheek. It's unclear how she received the injuries, but I think that it's blatantly obvious. After she made the 9-1-1 call, Garcia tried to get her out of the store, but the girl refused, saying that she was not going anywhere and that she was waiting for her momma.
According to authorities, Garcia is suspected in a separate molestation charge. He actually escaped before police showed up, and was arrested hours later at a bus stop a few miles from the store. He's being held on $250,000 bail, and is being charged with kidnapping and sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust.
This is an amazing and courageous story, but seriously, how dumb is this kidnapper to fall for the 'I want to call my uncle trick?' I mean, I'm happy that he was that dumb because little Calysta got away, but I just can't believe that trick worked! Now, that he's been arrested he deserves any punishment that is coming to him, and then some!
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