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Kidnapper foiled.(Monique Williams helped to find out the kidnapper)(Brief article)

The New American

| March 20, 2006 | Mass, Warren | COPYRIGHT 2006 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Last August, Monique Williams of Syracuse, New York, was driving down a city street when she saw a young girl get into a car with a male driver. Because the man had obviously been following the girl in his car, Williams immediately became suspicious. The woman's suspicions were well-founded. As events unfolded, the girl first refused the man's offer for a ride, but when he persisted she finally gave in. It was later learned that the man, James Gilkeson, had followed the 10-year-old girl into a convenience store before continuing stalking her in his car.

Williams pulled alongside the suspicious vehicle in her own car, signaling for help to James Searight, a Department of Public Works employee who happened to be nearby. Together, they blocked Gilkeson's way and asked him if he knew the girl. Speaking to Time Warner Cable's News 10 Now, Williams said that the girl's apparent fear of being with the man prompted her quick action. When she asked Gilkeson if he knew ...

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