Rancho Palos Verdes Man Pleads Not Guilty For Attempt To Kidnap

PALOS VERDES, CA – A Rancho Palos Verdes Man pleaded not guilty Thursday to one felony count of attempted kidnapping of a victim under age 14 and assault with a semi-automatic firearm. Garrett Evans Webber, 54, was charged after the suspected attempted kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl walking to school in Rancho Palos Verdes, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced.

The charges include allegations that Webber used a handgun. Webber is scheduled to return to court on Nov. 20.

On Oct. 30, Webber allegedly drove up to the victim as she walked in the 28700 block of Highridge Road, exited his vehicle and pointed a weapon at her head trying to force her into his vehicle, prosecutors said. The young victim was able to escape the defendant's grasp and call for help from nearby good Samaritans, prosecutors added.

Webber fled but was later located by police. If convicted as charged, Webber faces a possible maximum sentence of 19 years in state prison. Bail is set at $500,000.

The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Lomita Station.

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