Girl, 14, was enjoying evening walk through her leafy Midwest neighborhood... then a stranger in a black car pulled up alongside her and horror ensued

By WILKO MARTÍNEZ-CACHERO, US REPORTER Published: 00:28, 28 May 2026 | Updated: 00:31, 28 May 2026 A Michigan teen girl was taking a leisurely stroll through her quiet Midwest neighborhood when a stranger in a black car suddenly pulled up and attacked her. The girl, 14, was walking along Rondo Street SE in Kentwood - about two and a half hours west of Detroit - on May 12 when the vehicle stopped next to her, according to police. Surveillance footage released by the Kentwood Police Department appeared to show John Moore, 29, suddenly rushing out of the driver's seat and swinging wildly at the girl. The video cut off before Moore made contact with the victim, who was blurred in the footage released by police to protect her identity and privacy. Authorities claimed Moore 'physically assaulted' the 14-year-old and tried to restrain her while she was walking on the sidewalk. The girl fought Moore off and gave him minor injuries before he fled in his car, law enforcement added. Moore also allegedly attacked a 66-year-old woman within the previous hour and a half. The senior citizen was working in her yard on Poinsettia Avenue SE when Moore stopped his vehicle and made 'unwanted advances' towards her before physically assaulting her, police said. Surveillance video showed how John Moore, 29, allegedly assaulted a 14-year-old girl in Kentwood, Michigan, about two and a half hours west of Detroit, on May 12 Moore was charged with assault and battery and unlawful imprisonment after his two alleged attacks Detectives identified Moore as the suspect in the two alleged assaults after interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage. He was arrested within 24 hours and taken to the Kent County Correctional Facility in Grand Rapids. Moore has been charged with assault and battery, as well as unlawful imprisonment. As of Wednesday evening, Moore was still in custody at the jail. In addition to the two charges related to the alleged attacks on May 12, Kent County Sheriff's Office records showed that Moore had also been charged with two probation violations. His total bond for the four charges was set at $140,000. Moore had been sentenced to probation last summer for recording upskirt videos in September 2023 and then grabbing women at Meijer stores about a year and a half later, according to WOODTV8. In the first incident, a woman found out what Moore was doing when she looked up from the toilet and spotted him looking down at her from the next stall over, the outlet reported. Moore had also recorded an inappropriate video in the store's common area, which was caught in surveillance footage. The Kentwood Police Department claimed Peterson physically assaulted a 66-year-old woman in the hour and a half before he allegedly attacked the teen girl Moore was arrested within 24 hours of his alleged crimes and taken to the Kent County Correctional Facility (pictured), where he remains in custody Last year, Moore was reported for walking around a Meijer store telling female customers they had a spider on their back and then grabbing their behinds. His conduct was reported by three women, Kent County prosecutor Chris Becker told WOODTV8. Moore was sentenced to time served for the six months of jail he had already done and given three years of probation last August. He was also ordered to register as a sex offender, the outlet reported. At his sentencing, Moore's then-public defender, Laura Joyce, described him as kind, gentle and patient. 'I don't think these crimes are reflective of the person that he is,' Joyce said. 'I think that he's had a reckoning while he's been in jail regarding some potential substance abuse issues that he has to handle.' The Daily Mail has reached out to the Kentwood Police Department for further comment. It was not immediately clear if Moore had obtained representation to face his latest charges. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.