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Man who grabbed child in Ocean Beach sentenced to 2 years in jail
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A man who was captured in widely circulated footage grabbing a young boy outside an Ocean Beach business and trying to take the child with him was sentenced Wednesday to two years in county jail.
Christopher Higginbotham, 39, pleaded guilty to a felony false imprisonment count for picking an 8-year-old boy up on March 22 along Newport Avenue. He was subdued by a group of people, including the boy's father. Higgenbotham has a history of felony convictions that involve assault.
Higginbotham was arrested and initially charged with attempted kidnapping, but that count was dismissed as part of his guilty plea.
During a Wednesday afternoon sentencing hearing, Higginbotham said what occurred was a mistake, as at the time, he believed the boy was his son.
FULL STORY: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/man-sentenced-2-years-jail-grabbing-boy-ocean-beach/509-1d80e96b-04d8-4ce0-adc3-4a91645645c4