Man arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnapping near Mountain Range High School

A 31-year-old man who allegedly tried to abduct a student walking near Mountain Range High School was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery, kidnapping and attempted kidnapping, according to the Westminster Police Department.

Police began investigating after a girl walking to school near West 125th Avenue and Delaware Street on the morning of Oct. 25 reported that a man in a silver vehicle had approached her, threatened her with a gun and told her to get in.

The girl refused, and the man grabbed her backpack and took off, according to police officials.

Investigators identified Jeremiah Mullins as a suspect and arrested him in the 12000 block of North Melody Drive hours later, Westminster police said in a news release Friday.

He is also charged with aggravated motor vehicle theft and possession of a weapon by a previous offender.

Mullins was previously arrested in 2019 after he kidnapped an Aurora woman while she was warming up her car.

He pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated robbery in the case and was sentenced to 12 years in prison, according to court records. Information on when he was released from prison was not immediately available Friday.

Mullins is in custody on a $1 million cash bail.

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