Northport mayor helps woman after she was thrown to ground, suspect arrested
Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon talks about seeing a women pushed to the ground By WBRC Staff | February 24, 2021 at 10:44 AM CST - Updated February 24 at 5:18 PM
NORTHPORT, Ala. (WBRC) - Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon joked he can still run after running toward a woman who was in trouble Wednesday morning.
Herndon posted on Facebook that he saw a man throw a woman to the ground on 20th Avenue. Herndon ran toward them as he said the man tried to force the woman into the car.
Herndon said the man released the woman, got in his car and sped off. The mayor called 911 and he said Northport Police had the man in custody within five minutes.