Paul Stanga May 2026

The victim credited her quick-thinking and defensive tactics to watching the television show Law & Order: SVU , prompting a response from actress Mariska Hargitay.

Sheriff Simmons described Stanga as having an "extensive" criminal history, including previous offenses involving children. Paul Stanga

Jared Paul Stanga (born August 1, 1990) is a Florida man who was arrested in May 2021 for the attempted kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl at a bus stop in Pensacola. The case gained national attention due to the victim's brave actions, which included fighting off the attacker and marking him with blue slime for identification. The victim credited her quick-thinking and defensive tactics

On May 18, 2021, around 7 a.m., Stanga allegedly pulled up in a white SUV on Old Corry Field Road and attempted to grab a girl waiting for her school bus. The case gained national attention due to the

Deputies located Stanga and his vehicle—which he had already attempted to paint black to cover up its earlier appearance—within hours, according to PNJ.com .

The victim had been playing with blue slime, and some of it was left on Stanga during the struggle, according to Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons.