{"id":208552,"date":"2026-03-07T05:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T05:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/208552\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T05:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T05:16:24","slug":"new-video-shows-moments-leading-up-to-attempted-kidnapping-of-mother-daughter-in-anaheim-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/208552\/","title":{"rendered":"New video shows moments leading up to attempted kidnapping of mother, daughter in Anaheim"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Brief<\/p>\n

Jose Gudino was charged Thursday for allegedly attacking a mother and her teenage daughter as they walked home from an Anaheim bus stop.<\/p>\n

The victims fought back after the suspect attempted to pull them into the bushes, managing to take a picture of him before escaping.<\/p>\n

Police are searching for a good Samaritan driver who rescued the pair but left the scene before providing their contact information.<\/p>\n

ANAHEIM, Calif. – A homeless <\/a>man has been charged following the violent attempted kidnapping <\/a>of a mother and her teenage daughter in Anaheim, <\/a>according to police.<\/p>\n

What we know<\/p>\n

The incident happened on Tuesday around 12:30 p.m. near the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and East Street while the mother and daughter were walking home from a bus stop, according to police.<\/p>\n

Surveillance video shows the suspect, 59-year-old Jose Gudino, standing beneath a freeway overpass not too far behind the mother and daughter.<\/p>\n

\"<div>Jose<\/p>\n

Jose Gudino \/ Anaheim Police Department<\/p>\n

As they walk down the street, Gudino is seen ducking behind a pillar and watching the victims before grabbing a plastic bag he had put down earlier and following them.<\/p>\n

According to police, Gudino jumped from the bushes and tried to drag the mom and daughter while threatening them with sexual assault.<\/p>\n

PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Mother and daughter fight off attacker in brazen Anaheim kidnapping attempt<\/a><\/p>\n

The mother and daughter managed to fight Gudino off, police said, and were able to take a picture of Gudino during the struggle. A good Samaritan stopped her car to rescue the mother and daughter and took them to the police station.<\/p>\n

Gudino now faces several felony counts, including two counts of attempting kidnapping to commit a sex offense and assault with intent to omit a sex offense against both an adult and a minor.<\/p>\n

What we don’t know<\/p>\n

Police are hoping to locate the good Samaritan who helped the victims.<\/p>\n

It’s unclear if Gudino has a prior criminal record or if he has been linked to other similar incidents in the Anaheim area.<\/p>\n

What’s next<\/p>\n

Detectives are hoping the public can identify the good Samaritan driver to help aid in the ongoing investigation. <\/p>\n

Following the charges filed on Thursday, Gudino is expected to appear in court for an arraignment to enter a plea.<\/p>\n

The Source<\/p>\n

This report is based on information from the Anaheim Police Department.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief Jose Gudino was charged Thursday for allegedly attacking a mother and her teenage daughter as they…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208553,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,95072,15149,95483],"class_list":["post-208552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-jose-gudino","tag-mother-and-daughter","tag-teenage-daughter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}