When a boy was approached by a stranger, who seemed to have nefarious intent, his fast thinking came in handy. With just a little help, the quick-witted kid was able to thwart a possible kidnapping attempt — and it was all caught on video.

Sammy Green, a fast-thinking 10-year-old Pennsylvania boy, was walking home from school on High Street in Pottstown — a town about 40 miles outside of Philadelphia — on a Friday afternoon when he faced every parent’s worst nightmare.