Babysitter finds man under bed after child complains of ‘monster’

A babysitter found a man hiding under a child’s bed in Kansas after the child complained about a “monster” being there.

While trying to show the child there was nothing under the bed, the female victim “came face-to-face” with a male suspect, Barton County Sheriff’s Office said. An altercation ensued with the babysitter and one child was knocked over.

The suspect fled and was found and arrested on the same block the next morning, on Tuesday, after leading deputies on a short foot chase.

The 27-year-old, who once lived at the residence and had a protection from abuse order to stay away from the property, was booked into jail on requested charges of aggravated kidnapping, among other crimes.

Other charges requested include aggravated burglary, aggravated battery, child endangerment, felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer and violation of a protection from abuse order.

Law enforcement was dispatched to the location just outside the city of Great Bend around 22:30 local time on Monday (03:30 on Tuesday GMT), where the babysitter told deputies she had been putting the children to bed when one complained about a “monster”.

The suspect is being held in county jail on a $500,000 (£386,016) bond.