A Kansas babysitter found a real-life “monster” when she checked under the bed to assure the kids she was watching that nothing was there only to find a man who had been ordered to stay away from them.
Martin Villalobos Junior, 27, has been arrested and booked on charges of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated burglary, aggravated battery, child endangerment, felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer and violation of a protection from abuse order, the Barton County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Wednesday. He is “being held in lieu of $500,000 bond.”
The babysitter discovered Villalobos, who previously lived at the home and was subject to a protection from abuse order, hiding under the bed at around 10:30 p.m. local time Monday.
The two then had an altercation, during which one of the children was knocked over and Villalobos fled, according to authorities. Despite deputies’ search for Villalobos that evening, they were unable to find him until the following morning. He tried to flee again and was taken into custody following “a short foot pursuit,” according to the release.
At the time of the incident, Villalobos was under a protection from abuse order that mandated he stay away from the property. The sheriff’s office did not detail what events had transpired prior to the order being issued.
It’s unclear what Villalobos’ relationship is to the family and when the protection order had been issued against him or when it expires.
It also remains unclear whether the babysitter recognized Villalobos or if this was their first interaction.
The Daily News has reached out to the Barton County Sheriff’s Office for additional information.
