Cops in Pennsylvania have filed kidnapping charges against a woman who allegedly drove off with a toddler, triggering an Amber Alert over the holiday weekend.
Nalani Johnson, a soon to be two-year-old, was reported kidnapped in Penn Hills on Saturday, according to police.
The Amber Alert stated 25-year-old Sharena Nancy abducted the toddler. Nalani’s father, Paul Johnson, told the police that Nancy, a jitney bus driver, took his daughter after she gave them a ride. He said Nancy sped away with the child and her car seat, leaving her father and a friend behind, according to reports.
Nancy was arrested later by the Allegheny County. “When Ms. Nancy was stopped by the Penn Hills Police on Saturday evening following the abduction of Nalani, the car seat was not located within the vehicle,” police said.
The Pocono Record quoted a criminal complaint saying that Nancy alleged during an interview with cops that Johnson sold his daughter for $10,000. Nancy also revealed that Johnson told her to drive Nalani to a woman who would then take her.
On Monday, Johnson denied the allegations and declined to comment further.
Nancy is being held on charges of kidnapping of a minor, custodial interference and concealment of the whereabouts of a child. Nalani’s body has since been found in Indiana.
