A courageous father fought off a knife-wielding attempted child snatcher who tried to kidnap his toddler inside an Oregon Walmart. What was expected to be an uneventful family shopping trip just days before Christmas spiraled into every parent's worst nightmare. 'He looks like he’s staring at the child as the family walks by. Amid the struggle - witnessed by the child's mother and other horrified shoppers - Villalobos allegedly pulled out a knife from his pocket. But he dropped the weapon and the father was able to secure his child as the attempted kidnapper ran off.

Source: Daily Mail January 06, 2026 16:44 UTC