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Just put a bullet in his head

The sheriff’s office says the attack began without warning, when the 30-year-old Bonello parked his shopping cart, slipped behind a shelf and lunged at the terrified teenager, who quickly fell to the ground. As Bonello dragged the panicked girl toward an exit by the arm, authorities say, her mother managed to grab her daughter, and a desperate tug-of-war took place.

The attacker didn’t give up, yanking on the teenager’s arm as he inched closer and closer to an exit.

The mother — whose name has not been released by authorities — eventually threw herself on top of her child to keep her from being abducted. What was not captured on the footage, police said, were the mother’s screams, which could be heard throughout the store.

Luckily for the victims, help just happened to be nearby.

“Bonello finally let go of the girl and ran out the front door of the Dollar General, just as off-duty Deputy Jonathan Behnen was getting out of his patrol car to enter the store,” the statement said, noting that the store manager yelled at the deputy that the man running away had just tried to kidnap a child. “Behnen jumped into action, pulling his patrol car in front of the suspect’s vehicle as he tried to exit the parking lot. He then ordered the man out of the car with his weapon in hand. After initially not complying, the man was taken into custody without further incident.”

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