Parents Rescue Toddler After Man Grabbed Her From Mall Play Area

Authorities in Virginia said they have arrested a 26-year-old man accused of trying to kidnap a young girl at Fair Oaks Shopping Center in Fair Oaks, Virginia. The Fairfax County Police Department said the toddler wandered away from the play area at the mall and was picked up by Andres Caceres Jaldin.

Surveillance video released by the police shows Jaldin picking up the young girl and walking away. The girl’s parents found Jaldin on the second floor and confronted him. He returned their daughter and then fled the mall.

Jaldin was taken into custody at a hotel about five miles from the mall. He was charged with abduction of a minor and grand larceny, for allegedly stealing a car before the abduction attempt.

"It's striking that somebody could do this in broad daylight and no one would notice," Virginians For Safe Communities President Sean Kennedy told WJLA. "This can happen right under people's noses and no one would know the better."

You can watch the heart-stopping video of the abduction below: