Paul Stanga Wiki and Biography

Jared Paul Stanga is a 30-year old male who is being charged with one count of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, and battery.

Stanga Arrested

Stanga was arrested on Tuesday(18th May 2021) afternoon after allegedly attempting to kidnap the girl while she was waiting at a bus stop alone at about 7 a.m. that day.

Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said at a press conference that Stanga had a knife and where he ran toward the girl and grabbed her by the neck, but the girl was able to break loose in a struggle.
The girl told authorities that the same man had approached her two weeks ago and spoke to her, leading Simmons and investigators to believe Stanga could have been watching her for several weeks.

Paul Stanga arraigned

Paul was accused of attempting to kidnap an 11-year-old girl while she waited for the bus this week. He was given a more than $1 million bond in Escambia County court during his first appearance Wednesday.

The prosecution argued that Stanga is a clear threat to the people and the community in general.

“Mr. Stanga, in the bright light of day, attacked a child at a bus stop along a busy road with a knife and attempted to pull her into his car. … He’s obviously a threat to this community,” Prosecutor Erin Ambrose said.

Stanga’s defense attorney, Robert Dees, cast doubt on whether his client is the right suspect, saying the victim was unable to select him definitively in a photo lineup and she initially described him as Hispanic and Stanga is Caucasian. Dees said Stanga has lived in the area for the last 14 years and is employed, so he is not a flight risk.

Ambrose countered that Stanga has a 2007 child neglect conviction that involved sexual allegations. She said Stanga violated probation shortly after that incident.

Judge Kerra Smith sided with the prosecution and imposed a $1 million bond for the kidnapping charge, $500,000 on the aggravated assault charge, and $5,000 on the battery charge.

Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said at a press conference that Stanga had a knife and where he ran toward the girl and grabbed her by the neck, but the girl was able to break loose in a struggle.