Armed School Employee Prevents Man From Allegedly Kidnapping Juvenile Utah Girl

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An armed school employee at an elementary school in Utah prevented an alleged kidnapping on the schoolโ€™s playground earlier this week, police said.

The incident happened at Lincoln Elementary School on Tuesday and involved a 41-year-old male suspect, identified as Ira Cox-Berry, the Ogden Police Department said in a press release.

Cox-Berry has been accused of trying to abduct an 11-year-old girl while she was on the playground. He allegedly walked up to the young girl and pulled her toward him, as if he was โ€œintended to leave with her.โ€

The unidentified employee was nearby and saw the incident unfold, confronting Cox-Berry while demanding him to leave the area.

โ€œCox-Berry temporarily unhanded the student, allowing the employee time to usher the children into an adjacent classroom,โ€ according to the police release.

After the employee managed to take the students to safety, the suspect went towards the classroom and began โ€œpunchingโ€ the window in an apparent attempt to force his way into the classroom.

โ€œAt that point, the employee produced a firearm, holding Cox-Berry off while simultaneously calling 911,โ€ police said.

โ€œThe involved school employee is a Concealed Firearm Permit holder and was lawfully in possession of his gun when the incident occurred,โ€ they added.

Responding officers arrived shortly after the call and managed to take the suspect into custody f0llowing a brief struggle. He was booked into the Weber County Jail and charged with one count of child kidnapping, a first-degree felony.

Authorities said the investigation is still ongoing but they currently havenโ€™t identified a link between the victim and Cox-Berry.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican in his first term, signed a measure into law in February that allows people in the state to carry a concealed gun without a permit.

BYย LORENZ DUCHAMPS

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