A transgender registered sex offender has been snapped in a creepy mugshot after he was busted allegedly trying to snatch a child from a Colorado elementary school.
Solomon Galligan, 33, was arrested after he came onto a field where kids were playing at Black Forest Hills Elementary School in Aurora last Friday afternoon, 9News reported.
Surveillance video captured Galligan approaching the students just moments before they scattered and started screaming, “stranger danger.”
Galligan allegedly grabbed hold of one of the children but lost his grip when he tripped on a white blanket he had been carrying, according to the police report.
The nearly-abducted child later told cops the alleged perp had white powder smeared on his face and smelled of alcohol.
Galligan quickly fled but cops later tracked him down to a nearby Walgreens where he was arrested and charged with one count of attempted kidnapping.
The suspect, who is identified as male in the arrest affidavit, shared news of his transition on Facebook back in 2011.
“So im starting my hormone shots and i relly cant wait im on my hormone pills ive been on them for almost 4 months i wake up all depressed and crying but in the end its gonna be totally worth it you know what io mean im really excited my measurements are already changing and im super thrilled,” he wrote.
Galligan was put on the sex offender registry and was convicted that same year of non-consent sexual contact, according to his latest arrest affidavit.
The details regarding that 2011 incident weren’t immediately clear.
In the wake of his most recent arrest, Galligan is being held on a $25,000 bail at the Aurora jail.
He is set to face court on Thursday.
