Woodridge Man Sentenced for Trying to Kidnap Teenage Girls

A Woodridge man was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for trying to kidnap two girls on separate days in 2013 in Bolingbrook.

Kareem Green, 22, was found guilty in August of attempted kidnapping, aggravated battery, unlawful restraint and misdemeanor battery, according to the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors say Green grabbed a 17-year-old girl Jan. 29, 2013 while she was walking home from Bolingbrook High School, and he tried to carry her away. A passing driver stopped to help the girl and Green ran. The driver described the man and his car but didn’t have a license plate number.

On Jan. 31, 2013, Green reportedly followed a 16-year-old girl as she walked to her friend’s apartment in Bolingbrook. He grabbed her in the hallway and tried to cover her mouth, but the girl hit him with her elbow and screamed for help, according to the state’s attorney’s office. Green ran away.

Bolingbrook police investigated the car description the witness and the girls gave, and Green was identified as a suspect. The witness and the girls picked Green from a photo lineup.

“A dangerous man has been taken off our streets because of two brave girls who refused to become victims, a courageous Good Samaritan who refused to look the other way and dogged police work by detectives who refused to let their community become the hunting grounds for a predator,” said State’s Attorney James Glasgow in a statement.

Green must register as a violent offender for 10 years after he is released.

Image via Will County State’s Attorney’s Office.