Overview
- The 15-year-old was threatened with a knife and forced into a vehicle while walking her dog in Porter, Texas, on December 25, according to the sheriff's office.
- The girl's father used smartphone parental controls to locate her phone about two miles away in a partially wooded area in Harris County and helped her escape.
- He found his daughter and her dog inside a maroon pickup with a partially nude man, then called authorities after getting her to safety.
- Witnesses provided a description of the truck that helped deputies identify and arrest 23-year-old Giovanni Rosales Espinoza without incident.
- Espinoza is charged with aggravated kidnapping and indecency with a child and is held without bond as detectives seek tips at 936-760-5876 (case 25A410316) or through Multi-County Crime Stoppers at 800-392-7867, with the victim’s identity protected.