85-year-old ‘hero’ stops man posing as utility worker trying to kidnap woman, authorities say

A nimble 85-year-old took down a antheral posing arsenic a inferior idiosyncratic who was allegedly attempting to kidnap a woman, authorities said.

Matthew Hokulii Aranda, 42, a transient from the Medford area, was indicted May 14 by a Jackson County expansive assemblage connected 10 charges stemming from the terrifying May 8 attack, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.

Aranda allegedly posed arsenic a inferior idiosyncratic and "laid successful wait" for respective hours for his 25-year-old victim, who was moving arsenic a caregiver astatine a mobile location parkland successful agrarian Medford, Oregon, investigators said.

When the pistillate arrived, Aranda allegedly utilized a Taser to incapacitate her and physically attacked her, authorities said.

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Matthew Hokulii Aranda, 42, was indicted connected 10 charges aft allegedly posing arsenic a inferior idiosyncratic and lying successful wait. (Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Oregon)

That's when, constabulary said, a "hero" 85-year-old nonmigratory heard the pistillate screaming and confronted the equipped suspect, giving the unfortunate a accidental to flight to her car, the sheriff’s bureau said.

Aranda past allegedly utilized the Taser connected the aged bully Samaritan earlier chasing the pistillate with a ample hunting knife.

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The unfortunate managed to get wrong her vehicle, but Aranda allegedly jumped onto the hood arsenic she drove away. He fell disconnected and was injured, authorities said.

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Body-worn camera video shared by the sheriff’s bureau showed deputies and a K-9 locating Aranda hiding successful immoderate adjacent bushes and taking him into custody. (Jackson Sheriff's Office, Oregon)

Deputies aboriginal recovered Aranda hiding successful a adjacent bush and arrested him without further incident.

Video of the apprehension captures authorities blistery connected the way of the alleged attacker, with K-9 helping authorities.

As the fishy was pulled from the bushes, helium is heard telling constabulary that his "leg is broken."

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The fishy allegedly utilized a Taser connected the unfortunate and the aged Good Samaritan earlier chasing with a hunting knife. (Jackson Sheriff's Office, Oregon)

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Aranda was charged with 2 counts of second-degree assault, 2 counts of first-degree attempted kidnapping, second-degree attempted kidnapping, 2 counts of stalking, unlawful usage of a GPS device, unlawful usage of a limb and menacing.

The sheriff’s bureau said the lawsuit remains nether investigation.

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