Babysitter Checking for ‘Monster’ in Child’s Room Finds Man Hiding Under the Bed: Police

A babysitter in Kansas made a shocking discovery while attempting to prove to one of the children she was looking after that there wasn’t a “monster” hiding underneath the bed.

On Monday, March 24, at around 10:30 p.m. local time, authorities responded to “a reported disturbance call” at the 2000 block of Patton Road, which is just outside the city of Great Bend, the Barton County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a Facebook post on March 26.

“Upon arrival the deputies contacted the victim who stated she was babysitting children at the residence. When putting the children to bed, one child complained there was a ‘monster’ under their bed,” police said.

“When the victim attempted to show the child there was nothing under the bed, she came face-to-face with a male suspect who was hiding there. An altercation ensued with the babysitter and one child was knocked over in the struggle. The suspect then fled the scene before deputies arrived,” the post added.

Martin Villalobos Junior, 27, has since been arrested and transported to Barton County Jail, officers confirmed. The post stated that the suspect had once lived at the residence but there was “currently a protection from abuse order issued against him to stay away from the property.”

Despite being unable to locate Villalobos Junior after searching the area on the evening he was found under the bed, officers continued to look for him the following morning.

“The suspect was seen in the 2000 block of Patton Road at which point he attempted to flee from law enforcement. After a short foot pursuit, the suspect was captured,” the police post stated.

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Officers confirmed the suspect had been “booked on requested charges of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated burglary, aggravated battery, child endangerment, felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer and violation of a protection from abuse order.”