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Mom uses gas pump to stop alleged abduction at Marietta gas station

Surveillance shows a mother using a gas pump to stop a man accused of trying to abduct her child outside a Shell station in Marietta, Georgia.

Published Jul 30, 2026, 10:35 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

A Georgia mother is being praised for her quick actions after surveillance video captured her using a gas pump to fend off a man accused of trying to abduct one of her children outside a gas station. Police say the incident unfolded just after midnight at a Shell station in Marietta, where officers later arrested the suspect on multiple felony charges, The Daily Mail reported.