Most people would have freaked out when they heard this news, but Savannah got to work. She closed the front door, hid the woman in the employee bathroom, and called the cops. After thinking about it, I reopened the front door.
“I knew if I left the door closed they would have stuck to something and maybe taken off,” she told ABC 13.
Instead, the kidnappers had no idea what she had done, and when they came for their victim minutes later, Savannah greeted them in the store like any other customer.
Then the police came and arrested them.
Two men were taken into custody immediately, and two other men were arrested later. Police say they were members of a gang who kidnapped the victim and sexually assaulted her for several days while she was driving in California.
Surprisingly, the victim tried to ask several other people for help during her ordeal, but was refused.
“The girl told me she tried to get help from two different people in Fresno, I believe, Bakersfield or something, and they both had fun,” Savannah revealed. .
Luckily, Savannah wasn’t one to turn a blind eye. The local mayor’s office hailed her as a hero, saying she “might have saved the life” of the victim with her smart and quick actions. It has also been praised by news outlets such as ABC News and Good Morning America.
However, Savannah is happy to help.
“I’m so grateful that I was able to help this girl, and I’m so grateful that she’s safely back with her family, and now I’m so glad they got these guys off the streets,” she said. she told CBS.
