SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — An unhoused man in Salt Lake County has been charged after allegedly trying to remove a baby from a stroller and pushing the child’s mother away while at a Trax platform.
Benjamin Dillman, 56, has been charged with attempted child kidnapping, a first-degree felony, and assault, a Class B misdemeanor.
According to court documents, on July 29, a woman was at a Trax station in Salt Lake County with her 3-month-old baby, who was in a stroller. The woman told police that she was approached by an unknown male, later identified as Dillman.
The woman began moving away from Dillman as he approached the two, and he allegedly began pursuing. Documents say that he stated, “This is my baby, give her to me,” as the mother tried to get away. Dillman allegedly struck the mother in the face when she attempted to stop him from getting to her baby.
A witness and the mother reported the Dillman was actively trying to unbuckle the 3-month-old from the stroller and pick her up while claiming that the baby belonged to him. A bystander allegedly pushed Dillman away from the baby, and he left the area.
The incident was captured on Utah Transit Authority (UTA) surveillance footage, and UTA police located and arrested Dillman. The arresting officer stated that Dillman’s actions were “particularly brazen and constitute a substantial danger to the community.”
He was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail, where is currently being held on a no-bail warrant.
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