COMMUTERS FOIL SEX OFFENDER'S ATTEMPTED KIDNAP

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COMMUTER'S foiled a sex offender who was attempting to kidnap a girl from a train station.
At least ten people fought of James Alfred Burnett after he tried to drag off a teen girl after grabbing her in a bear hug at LA's Avalon station.
Steve Whitmore, a sheriff's department spokesman said: "They tackled him and they brought him to the ground. He had grabbed her in a bear hug and he was dragging her off,"
"This group of passengers, could be up to 10 people, actually prevented this from occurring. They tackled him and they brought him to the ground."
The girl, who was shaken but unharmed, was then able to break free and and run away while the alleged attacker boarded a passing train.
Burnett, 46, who has prior conviction for rape, according to California's sex offender registry, was later arrested at another station. The accused has a

He was booked for attempted kidnapping and was being held on $100,000 bail.