A homeless Good Samaritan saves a child who was thrown to the side of the street after a carjacker took an SUV while he was sleeping in the backseat
- Florida authorities are currently tracking a man who stole a car containing a sleeping two-year-old child who was left inside by his parents
- Moments after the parents left the child inside the car, a thief successfully broke in and drove off – shortly after the child was taken away and left at the side of the road
- A Good Samaritan discovered the child and called the police who managed to reunite the youngster with his parents
A homeless Good Samaritan helped reunite a two-year-old boy with his parents after a thief stole the car the little boy was sleeping in.
Police are now looking for a man who stole the SUV whose owners had left their two-year-old child asleep inside.
The youngster’s parents had stopped at a relative’s in Florida and didn’t want to disturb the boy and so let him sleep in the front seat of the car.
Seconds later, the thief managed to break in and steal the car with the little boy still dozing inside.
Florida authorities are currently tracking a man who stole a car containing a sleeping two-year-old child who was left inside by his parents
Moments after the parents left the child inside the car, a thief successfully broke in and drove off – shortly after the child was taken away and left at the side of the road
A short distance from where the car was stolen, the suspect pulled the child out of the car and left him on a nearby street where he was later found by a good Samaritan.
“I didn’t see any relatives around and he was crying a bit, so I thought I better watch him,” Darrel Everman told ABC News.
“I felt it was important to keep him calm, so I acted like nothing major was happening.
“I was driving to my storage unit over there on State Avenue and I looked to my right and there’s a kid about five feet up the road. I knew it was wrong. I was concerned. He looked like he needed help and I was happy to be there to help him,’ Everman said.
“I’m glad he’s okay. I thank God he put me in the difficult position of finding him. I was glad I made the right decisions to help him.
“I didn’t see any relatives around and he was crying a little, so I thought I better watch him,” good samaritan Darrel Everman told ABC News.
An Everman man is seen in police body camera footage after calling them to reunite the child
The little boy was unharmed but seemed a bit upset by the whole ordeal
Touching body camera video footage shows officers comforting the boy and giving him a hug as they arrange a meeting with the youngster’s parents
Officers kept the little boy calm while giving him a toy to calm him down
Everman, 57, quickly alerted police who were on the scene and managed to reunite the toddler with his worried family.
Touching video footage from the body camera shows officers comforting the boy and giving him a hug as they arrange a meeting with the youngster’s parents.
‘What’s up buddy? You OK?’ the officer said in the video before giving her an Elmo toy. ‘Do you want to come with me, mate? Do you want to go see your mum?’
Holly Hill Police Chief a community watch meeting that Everman is the definition of community watch.
Everman has been homeless for several years, living in his car. He was invited to dinner at the community watch meeting.
“I received a gift certificate. They talk about an oil change. Maybe they’ll help me get a job,’ Everman said. WESH.
Florida authorities are still looking for the suspect and the stolen vehicle.
