Mugshot released of Dallas kidnapping suspect who slit throat when police tried to arrest him
DALLAS - The Dallas County Sheriff's Office released the mugshot of a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a young girl in Dallas.
41-year-old Leonard Lamar Neal was arrested on Friday, July 7.
Dallas police said U.S. Marshal North Texas Fugitive Task Force and patrol officers found that he was on a DART bus near Polk Street and Camp Wisdom Road, in the Red Bird neighborhood.
A couple recognized him and called 911, but when police arrived to arrest him, he made a drastic move.
According to police, Neal "harmed himself."
A newly released mugshot of Neal shows a large scar on his neck.
Leonard Neal
Police had been searching for Neal since June 11, when he reportedly lured a girl and her brother into a vehicle as they walked near their apartment in the 1500 block of Argentia Drive, near Zang Boulevard and Illinois Avenue in Oak Cliff.
Neal reportedly drove the children to a nearby store in the area of West Kiest Boulevard at South Polk Street.
According to police, the 9-year-old boy went up to a store but found that it was closed. When he turned around, Neal had already driven off with his sister.
Dallas kidnapping suspect that led to Amber Alert last month taken into custody
Dallas police said the 41-year-old man accused of abducting a 9-year-old boy and his 7-year-old sister last month has been taken into custody.
The boy was found unharmed by a passerby in the parking lot.
The girl was later found, about 12 hours after being abducted. Police said Neal sexually assaulted the girl.
Neal had been named a top 10 fugitive in Texas.
He had previously been arrested a handful of times since 2015.