In 2013, five-year-old Jocelyn Rojas was kidnapped by a guy who lured her into his car with the promise of ice cream.
So far, the day had gone about as regularly as you could expect for a summer day, with Temar assisting a neighbor in moving a couch before settling down to skateboard and bike with pals.
However, things changed dramatically when Temar and his friend Chris Garcia discovered that a five-year-old child had been kidnapped in their own neighborhood.
The couple instantly sprung into action, gathering their friends into a search party to try to locate Jocelyn Rojas.
Rojas was kidnapped after a man lured her into his car with the promise of ice cream, then drove away with her.
But after around 30 to 45 minutes, Temar and his friends noticed an automobile behaving abnormally.
Explaining his suspicions about the automobile, he told MSNBC: “He was just turning about, like he was turning around down–I wouldn’t say streets, because they were like little cul-de-sacs, but then they would branch off to another street. So he turned them down.”
When the two spotted the weird car, they began following it around the streets and discovered that the missing small child was inside.
They continued to pursue the automobile for around fifteen minutes, until it appears that the driver realized he was being followed.
Temar recalled the moment: “We looked in the passenger seat: the little girl was in the car.” We chased it for about ten to fifteen minutes till he became terrified and let her out in the corner.”
Jocelyn ran up to the two lads after being let out of the car, asking for her mother, and they were able to take her home.
Temar stated, “I picked her up—well, no, I didn’t pick her up; she ran to me and said she wanted her mother, and I rode her home.
“Well, halfway, cause the way I had her was dangerous so then I carried her back halfway home.”
In the end, Temar recounted taking Jocelyn to a firefighter, who was able to return her to her family.
Temar described why they had decided to help out, saying: “It was just out of heart. It wasn’t to get attention or anything.
“It was just to help somebody in the community, help make sure another little life was okay and make sure her future could be possible.”
