Police have charged a 40-year-old Coraopolis man with attempting to kidnap a 9-year-old Cornell Elementary student on Thursday morning.
William Goring, 40, is charged with attempted kidnapping, attempting to interfere with custody of a child, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment and aggravated assault.
Police said Goring approached a young girl at her bus stop at the intersection of School and McCabe streets just after 8:15 a.m. Thursday morning. They said he grabbed her from behind by the hair, covering her mouth and walking her away from the bus stop.
The girl was able to fight free as her school bus arrived, according to police.
Goring, who police said was unknown to the victim, will be arraigned before District Judge Michele Santicola in Coraopolis.
