Are you kidding me?!

Tish, this will make your blood pressure go up, you have been warned. Actually, this will make everyone's blood pressure rise, but Tish is particularly incensed by the subject.

Remember this? Well, a miss of my mouse, and I ended up at the Killeen Daily Herald site today, only to see this headline: "KPD captures suspect in girl's kidnapping". Hmm... that type of thing is unusual for the area, so I read the article.

From Staff Reports:
Killeen police have arrested a 22-year-old Killeen man in connection with Friday’s kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl.

Michael Andrea Larkin Jr. was arrested just after 7 p.m. Wednesday after a search warrant was executed at 3408 Bamboo Drive.

At the time of his arrest, Larkin was out on $40,000 bond and on house arrest from an earlier arrest and indictment in connection with a March 2005 kidnapping and sexual assault that occurred in Copperas Cove, according to KPD spokeswoman Carroll Smith.

Police acted after receiving a tip from a resident advising officers about a subject who matched the description of the suspected kidnapper.

The 7-year-old victim of Friday’s kidnapping also made a positive identification of the suspect in a photo lineup, Smith said.

The girl was kidnapped Friday evening from in front of her home in the 1800 block of Meadowbrook Drive in Killeen. The child was not assaulted and was released in the Nolanville area an hour later.

The case was screened Wednesday by the Bell County District Attorney’s Office, a complaint was returned, and a search warrant and an arrest warrant were issued charging the suspect with kidnapping.

Larkin, a former Fort Hood soldier, was expected to be arraigned this morning at Killeen’s city jail by a justice of the peace, Smith said.

“We know this man has hit once in another town, and we believe he hit twice here,” Smith said. “It’s a relief to have this arrest.”

Police believe Larkin also may be connected to a June 8 kidnapping and sexual assault that occurred in the 1800 block of Kingwood Drive in Killeen. He has not been charged in that incident, Smith said.

In the Copperas Cove incident, Larkin reportedly entered Hettie Halstead Elementary on March 9 and waited in a girls’ bathroom, where he then reportedly inappropriately touched a 7-year-old female student.

Larkin was arrested and was out on $40,000 bond.

He was indicted later that month by a Coryell County grand jury on charges of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault in connection with the incident.

Larkin was a member of Company A, 15th Main Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood. He was scheduled for a Chapter 14 discharge from the military last month, a 1st Cavalry public affairs spokesman confirmed at the time. The discharge cites the commission of a serious offense.

As a result of Larkin’s then-pending discharge, 52nd District Judge Phillip Zeigler signed a bond amendment in late May requiring that Larkin wear an electronic monitoring device once he was officially released from the military.

According to court records, court and military officials viewed Larkin as a flight risk.

Court records detailed Larkin’s acquisition of a vehicle and a previous attempt to purchase a plane ticket to Los Angeles after being placed on restriction by his chain of command.

“Our officers put in a lot of long hours on this case, so it’s great to see their work pay off,” Smith said. We don’t want this to happen again.”

This case continues to be investigated and further charges are pending, Smith said.

This asshat struck at least once, likely twice or more, all because the courts didn't bother to revoke his bond. He was an obvious flight risk, had disregarded orders from his command while still in the Army, and showed an all around lack of respect for authority. I know, let him go free, and kidnap and molest other little girls. That sounds like a great idea!! I hope they hang this asshole for what he's done, but it'll never happen.