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CENTER WITH THE DETAILS. ARI? ARI: THIS IS A TERRIFYING SITUATION FOR EVERY CHILD AND FOR EVERY PARENT. POLICE SAY A WEST PALM BEACH MAN KIDNAPPED A 12-YEAR-OLD BOY AS THAT BOY WAS WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL IN BOYNTON BEACH THIS AFTERNOON. THE BOY TOLD POLICE HE HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE SCHOOL BUS AND STARTED WALKING ON HYPOLUXO BOULEVARD. HE SAYS THAT’S WHEN A MAN PULLED UP IN A WHITE PICKUP TRUCK AND OFFERED HIM A RIDE. THE BOY SAYS THE MAN SEEMED NICE AND HAD A FRIENDLY SMILE, SO THE BOY GOT IN, AND THEN THINGS GOT OUT OF CONTROL. POLICE SAY THE MAN STARTED DRIVING ERRATICALLY AND ASKED THE BOY IF HE HAD ANY DRUGS. THE BOY SAYS HE TRIED TO GET OUT BUT THE MAN STARTED ACCELERATING. THE BOY THEN JUMPED FROM THE MOVING TRUCK. THE BOY SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. TWO WITNESSES WOUND UP CHASING THE TRUCK AND BLOCKED HIM IN UNTIL POLICE COULD GET THERE. POLICE ARRESTED TIMOTHY MILLER. THEY SAY HE VIOLENTLY RESISTED BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY. POLICE SAY MILLER TOLD THEM HE THOUGHT THE BOY WAS OLDER AND HE WANTED TO BUY DRUGS FROM THE BOY. MILLER IS NOW IN THE PALM BEACH COUNTY JAI

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Boynton Beach police officers have arrested a man on suspicion of kidnapping a 12-year-old boy after he was dropped off by his school bus. Timothy Miller, 26, picked up the boy in the 2000 block of Hypoluxo Road. The boy was walking east on Hypoluxo in a school uniform and with his backpack when a white pickup truck pulled up next to him and the driver offered him a ride. Miller told the victim that he gives kids rides all the time, told him not to worry because he wouldn't do anything weird and began to smile, according to the arrest report. The victim thought he seemed nice and friendly, so he agreed to get into the vehicle. The driver then asked if he had any drugs. The victim stated that the man began to act different and looked at him strangely, making him feel uncomfortable. According to the child's sworn statement, Miller then began to drive erratically and the victim became scared and attempted to open the passenger door to exit the vehicle but Miller said he was not allowed to leave. The report said the victim continued to attempt to open the door, and Miller accelerated, trying to prevent him from exiting. The victim was determined and scared, so he jumped from the moving car and fell to the pavement. The child was observed by witnesses jumping out in the area of the 700 block of Hypoluxo Road and was aided by good Samaritan until helped arrived.The child was hurt after striking the pavement and received medical treatment on the scene and then provided a sworn statement to the detectives. Two witnesses stated they followed the suspect's vehicle from southbound on I-95 , exiting at the Gateway exit. The witnesses blocked the vehicle in and detained Miller until Boynton Beach police arrived.Miller violently resisted the officer's attempt to detain him and was taken into custody. According to the report, he told police that he approached the child, whom he thought was 14-16 years old, trying to purchase illegal drugs. Miller confirmed that the child got into his truck and did ask to be let out. Miller is being charged with kidnapping a person under under 13 years old, resisting with violence and child neglect.