Noah Bennett
A 26-year-old man accused of grabbing a woman walking in downtown San Mateo last month and dragging her a few feet before she broke free and ran home will stand trial for attempted kidnapping.
Noah Wayne Bennett, of East Palo Alto, has pleaded not guilty to the felony but was held to answer Monday after a preliminary hearing on the evidence. He returns to court March 19 to enter a Superior Court plea and possibly set a trial date.
Around noon Feb. 13, the woman told police she was walking down the street and passed by a man who grabbed her arm and said she was coming with him. She refused and was pulled about three feet before jerking away and calling police from her home. Nearby, San Mateo police found Bennett who claimed he had just gotten off the train and was window shopping near Third Avenue. The woman identified Bennett as the man who grabbed her.
At the time of his most recent arrest, Bennett was on misdemeanor probation imposed in December for making obscene phone calls. He also has a criminal strike on his record for a 2010 Redwood City robbery conviction.
Bennett remains in custody on $175,000 bail.
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