Young Girl Snatched From the Street in Calumet City

Surveillance footage released by the FBI shows the moment a young girl was grabbed off the sidewalk and forced into a vehicle in the middle of the day in Calumet City, Illinois, on December 20.The US Attorney’s Office detailed the incident in a press release: “On Dec. 20, 2017, at approximately 3:30 p.m., BRYAN PROTHO grabbed the child as she walked on the sidewalk near 153rd Street and Burnham Avenue in Calumet City, according to an indictment returned Thursday and a criminal complaint previously filed in the case. Protho forced the minor into his red Ford Explorer sport-utility vehicle and drove away, the complaint states. He then parked the vehicle in an alley and assaulted the child, the complaint states. The victim was able to escape and flag down a passing vehicle, and law enforcement was contacted.”Suspect Bryan Protho, 38, of East Chicago, Indiana, was arrested on December 27 and charged with one count of kidnapping, according to the US Attorney’s Office. His arraignment is set for February 20, 2018. Credit: FBI via Storyful