Porter, Texas Kidnapping: Man arrested and charged, MCSO says

PORTER, Texas (KTRK) — A Porter man was arrested for kidnapping a girl on Christmas Day, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said.

MCSO said they arrested 23-year-old Giovanni Rosales Espinoza and charged him with aggravated kidnapping and indecency with a child.

On Thursday, Dec. 25, around 4:50 p.m., MCSO responded to a call about a kidnapping involving a 15-year-old girl in the 4000 block of Conner Mills, officials said.

They said that when they arrived on the scene, they learned that the girl had taken her dog for a walk and when she didn’t return at her usual time, her parents became concerned.

According to MCSO, a location-sharing app on the victim’s phone led her father to a secluded, partially wooded area nearly two miles away in Harris County, where he found her inside a maroon-colored pickup truck with her dog.

A partially nude Espinoza was also inside the truck with the young girl, officials said.

MCSO said the girl’s father helped his daughter leave the area and contacted police.

After conducting an investigation, the sheriff’s office said they found out that Espinoza had threatened the girl with a knife and abducted her from her street.

Witnesses at the scene provided a detailed description of Espinoza’s vehicle, which helped deputies find him, they added.

Anyone with information about his case is urged to call MCSO at 936-760-5876, and reference case number 25A410316, or call Multi-County Crime Stoppers at 800-392-7867.