{"id":4917,"date":"2026-04-13T03:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4917"},"modified":"2026-04-13T03:08:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:08:01","slug":"homeless-ex-con-rescues-lost-6-year-old-boy-he-spotted-wandering-through-miami-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4917","title":{"rendered":"Homeless ex-con rescues lost 6-year-old boy he spotted wandering through Miami streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A homeless ex-con rescued a lost child he spotted wandering through the streets of Miami late Wednesday night \u2014 earning him high praise from officers, who warned there was no telling \u201cwhat would have happened\u201d to the boy if he hadn\u2019t stepped up.<\/p>\n<p>Arnett Johnson has slept on the same bench in Miami\u2019s Allapattah neighborhood since he was released from prison six months ago. <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Johnson was stunned to see a young boy walking around on his own just before midnight, according to Local10.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Arnett Johnson, a homeless ex-con, saved a lost 6-year-old boy. <span class=\"credit\">Local10<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Johnson, having witnessed just about every brand of bizarre while living on the streets, was grateful to be in the right place at the right time, chalking it up to divine intervention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod sent me there. I had to do what God say to do,\u201d he told the local outlet.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>He explained that he did one more check around the area, just in case the boy\u2019s parents were actually nearby, before determining he was truly alone. <\/p>\n<p>Johnson said he called police and waited with the 6-year-old, keeping him out of harm\u2019s way until authorities arrived to collect him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The boy, who was not publicly identified, was placed with the Florida Department of Children and Families. <span class=\"credit\">Miami Police Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s dangerous every day out here, right here. Especially, we got homeless people all together, and you\u2019ve got fixed minds \u2014 it\u2019s dangerous,\u201d Johnson told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The cops praised the \u201cgood Samaritan that was sleeping on the streets\u201d whom they credited with saving the child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, kudos to him. We don\u2019t know what would have happened if he would have remained on the streets,\u201d Miami police Officer Mike Vega told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>When the boy was in the cops\u2019 safekeeping, he said: \u201cMommy drop me off and left me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police noted that the boy had delayed speech, which made it difficult to obtain information from him \u2014 including his and his parents\u2019 identities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The child\u2019s mother, Annie Rivera, was arrested and charged with child neglect. <span class=\"credit\">Local10<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The next day, a school officer in the county recognized the boy on a \u201cneed to identify\u201d flyer and informed the Miami Police Department. <\/p>\n<p>Once they had a positive ID for the lost child, they were able to make contact with a witness who knew his mother, 30-year-old Annie Rivera.<\/p>\n<p>The witness said she recently started housing Rivera and her son, but noticed the pair were missing around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. While Rivera was back by 6 a.m. Thursday, the boy was nowhere to be found. <\/p>\n<p>Rivera was taken into custody hours later and charged with child neglect without bodily harm.<\/p>\n<p>The boy was placed with the Florida Department of Children and Families.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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