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A group of courageous Good Samaritans in Jacksonville, Florida, are being celebrated as heroes after intervening to rescue a woman and two young children from a potentially devastating situation outside a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office. The incident occurred on March 12 in the parking lot of the DMV on North Main Street.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO), witnesses observed a man, later identified as 26-year-old YANNI HUMAN, attempting to drive away in an SUV while a woman struggled to remove her two children—aged 2 years and 6 months—from the back seat. Investigators reported that HUMAN was driving off against the woman’s will, dragging her and one of the children through the parking lot.
In a remarkable display of bravery, more than a dozen bystanders stepped in to assist. Without hesitation, they managed to pull the woman and children to safety as the vehicle continued moving. The suspect fled the scene, but witnesses provided a detailed description of the SUV and its license plate number to 911 dispatchers.
Using this information, along with surveillance footage, JSO’s District 6 Task Force officers located and arrested HUMAN later that day at a nearby shopping center. He now faces multiple felony charges, including child abuse, false imprisonment, battery, marijuana possession, and resisting an officer without violence.
Authorities praised the quick thinking and courage of the bystanders, crediting them with preventing a potential tragedy. “This situation could have ended in tragedy. Your JSO is grateful for the quick action and bravery of the Good Samaritans who stepped up and helped bring the suspect to justice,” the JSO stated in a Facebook post.
While the names of the heroic bystanders have not been released, their actions have garnered widespread praise from the community.
The Jacksonville County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
[Source: Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office](https://www.facebook.com/JacksonvilleSheriffsOffice)
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