Porter Man Arrested After Alleged Kidnapping of 15-Year-Old Girl on Christmas Day

A 23-year-old Porter man is in custody after authorities say he abducted a teenage girl at knifepoint on Christmas Day before she was rescued by her father.

According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, patrol deputies were dispatched around 4:50 p.m. on December 25, 2025, to the 4000 block of Conner Mills Court in reference to a reported kidnapping involving a 15-year-old female. Deputies learned the teen had taken her dog for a walk and failed to return home at her normal time, prompting concern from her parents.

Using parental controls to track the teen’s cellphone, her father located the phone nearly two miles away in a secluded, partially wooded area in Harris County. When he arrived, the father found his daughter and her dog inside a maroon pickup truck with a partially nude adult male. He was able to help his daughter escape the vehicle and immediately contacted law enforcement.

Investigators determined the suspect had allegedly threatened the victim with a knife and abducted her from the street. Witnesses at the scene provided deputies with a detailed description of the suspect and vehicle, leading authorities to quickly locate the truck and identify the driver as Giovanni Rosales Espinoza, 23, of Porter.

Detectives with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit took over the investigation. Espinoza was taken into custody without incident and charged with Aggravated Kidnapping and Indecency with a Child. He remains held in the Montgomery County Jail with no bond.

“Christmas is a day meant for joy, but this man chose to shatter that joy by targeting a child,” Sheriff Wesley Doolittle said in a statement. “I am incredibly proud of our deputies and detectives who worked tirelessly to ensure this dangerous predator was swiftly apprehended and is now off our streets.”

The investigation remains active. Anyone with information related to the case is asked to contact the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 936-760-5876 and reference case number 25A410316, or call Multi-County Crime Stoppers at 800-392-7867.