{"id":655559,"date":"2026-08-21T14:54:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=655559"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:54:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:54:05","slug":"tennessee-woman-praised-a-hero-after-rescuing-kidnapped-girl-along-highway-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=655559","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee woman praised a \u2018hero\u2019 after rescuing kidnapped girl along highway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Tennessee woman is being lauded as a \u201cGood Samaritan\u201d, \u201cGuardian Angel,\u201d and a \u201chero\u201d after rescuing a young girl who had escaped a kidnapper.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just thank God that I was there, cause if it was my daughter, I\u2019d want someone to be there also,\u201d Jennifer Maxwell told CBS 17.<\/p>\n

Maxwell was driving home from work in North Carolina when she spotted the sobbing girl emerging from the woods and dropping down into a ditch.<\/p>\n

Maxwell watched the girl in her mirror as she passed, thinking someone behind her would stop. No one did.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when Maxwell turned around and approached the girl, who said she had been kidnapped by a man who forced her to walk into the woods.<\/p>\n

Maxwell took the 12-year-old to the police station and called 911. Maxwell also took the police back to where she found the girl, and they were able to find the alleged sicko after a seven-hour search.<\/p>\n

Daniel Francis Gear, 38, was charged with first-degree kidnapping and assault. His bond was set at 2.5 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe girl said she was at a sleepover at her friend\u2019s house when Gear woke her up. Neighbors said that Gear\u2019s niece, who lives at the home, and the victim are friends and live next door to each other,\u201d WCAX<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

Matt Van Swol shared the story on X, stating, \u201cBE THE ONE WHO TURNS AROUND.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"\ud83d\udea8\"WOW!!!<\/p>\n

A lady in Tennessee is being hailed as a HERO after she rescued a KIDNAPPED 12-year-old girl as she came running out of the woods, barefoot and covered in scratches, and collapsed into a ditch on the side of the highway, attempting to escape.<\/p>\n

Cars kept driving past\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/FKQG25y6EJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

X users agreed with Van Swol on being the person to step up, not step away:<\/p>\n

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BE THE ONE WHO TURNS AROUND.
\nJennifer Maxwell didn\u2019t wait for someone else. She saw a barefoot, scratched-up 12-year-old collapse in a ditch\u2026 and she stopped.
\nThat little girl ran for her life through the woods for two hours. One woman refused to keep driving.
\nHeroes still\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Liam (@LiamEvergreen) August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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A child in danger should become everybody\u2019s problem. That instinct to step in instead of looking away is the kind of America I want more of.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Dan Holbrook (@DanHolbrook) August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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We should always have our heads up and eyes clear, not just for our own safety but to watch out for those around us. We must be an intentional force for good in this world or what\u2019s the point?<\/p>\n

\u2014 DougKBaker (@Mod2Severe) August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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People are afraid to stop bc they use tricks to get you to pull over and then youre the victim. Woman who turned around needs an award.<\/p>\n

\u2014 cagrown5 (@cagrown5) August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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PEOPLE.. this was a brave young girl! Educate your kids! Our world is sick<\/p>\n

\u2014 paula wilson (@pwilsondtf) August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A brave young girl, indeed.<\/p>\n

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A Tennessee woman is being lauded as a \u201cGood Samaritan\u201d, \u201cGuardian Angel,\u201d and a \u201chero\u201d after rescuing a young girl who had escaped a kidnapper. \u201cI just thank God that I was there, cause if it was my daughter, I\u2019d want someone to be there also,\u201d Jennifer Maxwell told CBS 17. Maxwell was driving home… Continue reading Tennessee woman praised a \u2018hero\u2019 after rescuing kidnapped girl along highway<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":655549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-655559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=655559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/655549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=655559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=655559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=655559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}