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Diego Gettler charged with kidnapping in incident at STEM Launch in Thornton

Diego Gettler charged with kidnapping in incident at STEM Launch in Thornton
Diego Gettler charged with kidnapping in incident at STEM Launch in Thornton 00:25

A man accused of trying to kidnap a young student outside a school has been charged with second-degree kidnapping. Suspect Diego James Gettler, 28, was arrested on Monday in connection to a recent attempted child abduction in Thornton.

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THORNTON POLICE

Gettler was booked into Adams County Jail. 

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Diego Gettler  Adams County

Gettler is accused of trying to take a child at the STEM Launch education center on Pecos Street on Sept. 23. A 10-year-old girl reported a man grabbed her outside the school, and police say she resisted the attack, and the suspect ran.

Anyone with more information can call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 (STOP).

RELATED: Thornton Police release new pictures of alleged would-be child abductor and his car in attempt to locate him

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