Man wearing a blond wig, make-up and pearls allegedly tried to kidnap an 11-year-old child in front of his house

A man wearing a blond wig, makeup and pearls was arrested Sunday for attempting to kidnap an 11-year-old boy outside his home in Alliance, Ohio, police said.

Joshua Freyermuth, 39, also known as Vicky, told the child, “I need to talk to you,” to lure the 11-year-old away from his property and his dog.

When the child refused, Freyermuth tried to grab him on South Webb Avenue.

He was arrested at a friend's house and taken to jail. The court date is set for Monday, police said.

The child's father, Zachery Thurmond, told WOIO, “As he grabbed my son's arm, my dog ​​attacked him and then he stumbled down the stairs.”

The child's father, Zachery Thurmond, told WOIO, “When he grabbed my son's arm, my dog ​​attacked him and then he stumbled down the stairs. He kicked off his heels, my son said he was wearing white high heels and then he ran down the street.”

“He took off his heels. My son said he was wearing white high heels, and then he ran down the street.”

The child was able to escape and is safe, Alliance City Police wrote in a Facebook post.

Zachery Thurmond did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com.

According to a police report obtained by DailyMail.com, the suspect was originally arrested two days earlier, on September 20, for possession of methamphetamine, paraphernalia and obstruction of justice.

The report detailed that Freyermuth was on South Mechanic Avenue when officers arrived on the scene.

They had received complaints about Freyermuth, who is described as homeless and driving in circles trying to talk to children in the area.

A police report obtained by DailyMail.com said the suspect was originally arrested two days earlier after police received complaints that Freyermuth, who is described as homeless, was driving around in circles trying to talk to children in the area.

It states that there was “no reason to believe that the defendant was in the area 'looking for children' despite his arrest.”

During the investigation, Freyermuth was arrested after officers allegedly found 1.6 grams of meth in the steering wheel of the van and a glass soap pipe with meth in it hidden under the driver's seat.

The report states that Freyermuth attempted to lie about his activities to obstruct officers, changed his statement several times and spread false information.

It states that “despite the arrest, there was no reason to believe that the defendant was in the area 'looking for children'.”

Freyermuth was released on bail for the September 20 incident.