The prime suspect, Jakeel Rashon Mason, was arrested and booked into the Pierce County Jail for investigation of unlawful imprisonment. He is being held on $150,000 bail.

PARKLAND, Wash. – A 6-year-old Parkland girl is safe today because of her smart, quick actions when two men tried to kidnap her in broad daylight in her own neighborhood.
The drama unfolded Wednesday as the little girl, Savanna Norman, was walking home after playing and jumping on the trampoline at the home of her friend, 9-year-old Raquelle Pittenger, who lives right across the street.
“I looked both ways, and there was no one coming but … then I went halfway across the street, two guys came out of nowhere,” Savanna says.
And what happened next is every parent’s nightmare.
“They grabbed me,” says Savanna.
But Savanna’s smart moves made her mom very proud.
“Run … and kick … and punch,” says the little girl.
“What’s the No. 1 thing you did that got everybody’s attention around the whole neighborhood?” asks Savanna’s mom, Amy Norman.
“I kicked him,” says Savanna. “I screamed loud.”
This 6-year-old knows “stranger danger” well.
“‘Cause mommy teaches me,” she says.
Amy saw the attempted kidnapping from her front window, and dashed out the door.
“My heart was pounding,” she says.
Meanwhile, her 9-year-old friend Raquelle watched from steps away.
“It made me feel scared and terrible,” she says.
It was a dangerous situation – derailed by a smart little girl who remembered the right thing to do.
“Very proud,” says her mom. “What happened … was very scary for all of us.” (continue reading)
Jakeel Mason, 19, pleaded not guilty to unlawful imprisonment and was ordered jailed in lieu of $150,000 bail.
[…] Mason “grabbed hold of a rubber band necklace she wore around her neck before letting go,” according to charging papers. “The defendant then grabbed (her) and picked her up off the ground.”  The girl kicked and screamed until she was able to break free. She ran home to relate the incident to her mother, who followed Mason to a nearby house and called 911.
Pierce County sheriff’s deputies responded and asked two men inside the house to come out. The girl began crying as soon as she saw Mason, records indicate.   (link)