Transgender sex offender is seen in creepy mugshot after trying to snatch young boy from elementary school

A transgender sex offender has been arrested for attempting to kidnap a young boy during recess at his elementary school.

Solomon Galligan, 33, was caught on camera walking onto a field at Black Forest Hills Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado around 2:20 pm, according to an affidavit from the Aurora Police.

In the surveillance footage, Galligan is seen walking up to the children in the field before running away from him after he tried grabbing them, according to the affidavit. 

When Galligan stumbled over a white blanket he was carrying, the child managed to escape. As per the affidavit, he stood up and proceeded towards the youngster. 

Witnesses informed police that children were yelling 'stranger danger' to alert adults that there was an unwanted person on school grounds.

Solomon Galligan, 33, has been arrested for attempting to kidnap a young buy during recess.

He was caught on camera walking onto a field at Black Forest Hills Elementary School (pictured) in Aurora, Colorado around 2:20 pm

Galligan stopped what he was doing, left the vicinity, and headed east.

According to the complaint, the child the man pursued informed authorities that the suspect had long dreadlocks and was dressed in a dark pantsuit and a blue hoodie. 

He also child reported that he had white powder on his face and wreaked of alcohol.

Immediately after the incident, a parent alerted school staff that a man matching the suspect's description was spotted at a nearby Walgreens.

When law enforcement approached Galligan at the drugstore, he claimed to have been assaulted and asked to be taken to the hospital.

An officer ran a background check at the hospital and discovered that Galligan was a registered sex offender.

The suspect fled after students at the school yelled 'stranger danger' to alert teachers of his presence

Officers discovered Galligan was a registered sex offender and was previously convicted in 2011

He had previously been convicted in 2011 for nonconsensual grabbing, touching or groping another's intimate body parts, per the affidavit.

The suspect was arrested for second-degree kidnapping. He is currently being held in the Arapahoe County jail under a $25,000 cash or surety bond. 

His court date is scheduled for Thursday.

Galligan has previously shared posts about his gender transition back in 2011.

'So I'm starting my hormone shots and I really can't wait I'm on my hormone pills I've been on them for almost 4 months,' the post read.

'I wake up all depressed and crying but in the end its gonna be totally worth it you know what I mean I'm really excited my measurements are already changing and I'm super thrilled.'