A man was arrested Wednesday after he followed a group of girls for more than four miles after they left a Wawa parking lot, police said.

Gary Galinkin, 58, of Clayton, is charged with stalking, endangering a child and endangering another person, Washington Township police said in a statement.

The girls were leaving the Wawa at Hurffville-Cross Keys Road and Altair Drive on Feb. 15 when Galinkin, in a green Ford F-150, followed the girls for about 4.5 miles through the township.

The girl driving “attempted to elude and evade [Galinkin] by accelerating and changing lanes.”

He continued following and the girls were concerned for their safety, police said. He stopped following when the girls pulled into the Washington Township police parking lot.

“It was clear to the victims that they were in fact being followed and this was not some coincidental event,” the police statement said.

Galinkin, who court records show has used the alias “Charles Manson,” was sentenced to two years probation in April 2019 after pleading guilty to one count of fourth-degree stalking.

Police said in May 2018, he followed a mother and her 14-year-old daughter to the daughter’s bus stop. That incident also occurred on Hurffville-Cross Keys Road.

Galinkin was booked in the Salem County Correctional Facility Tuesday on the recent charges, according to jail records. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney retained who could comment.

Anyone who has had a similar encounter and wants to share information with police should contact Detective Ryan Kelly at RTKelly@pd.washington.nj.us.

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