A mother-daughter pair in Georgia are facing charges of kidnapping in addition to other charges. The pair reportedly grabbed the mother’s other children during scheduled visitation at a local trampoline park. In an attempt to more easily grab the children, the mother allegedly punched a Department of Children and Family Services worker in the face.
Police worked with other local law enforcement to locate the missing children quickly. They had been taken across state lines and were found in Georgia. Both women are still in jail, but there’s no word yet if the case will go to court.
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The two women apparently worked together.
The Gwinnett County Police Department in Georgia reported that 41-year-old mother Starlita Moore and her 19-year-old daughter, Tiara Schulters, were arrested after allegedly kidnapping Moore’s two young children, WAFF reported. Moore was attending a court-ordered visitation at a mall outside Atlanta.
It was clear that they had a plan.
A Georgia Division of Family and Children Services employee, who called 911, told police that Moore punched her in the face before taking her children, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. Schulters then allegedly helped her mother by taking the children and putting them in a Chrysler 300 waiting in the parking lot.
Authorities worked together to locate the mother and her children.
The Gwinnett County Police Department put out a call to all local law enforcement for help finding Moore and her children. An Alabama state trooper located the vehicle in Tuscumbia, Alabama, according to court documents obtained by WAFF. Officers were able to get the children from the car, and they were unharmed. Moore and Schulters were arrested at the scene.
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The mother and daughter face multiple charges.
After being rescued by police, the children are in the care of DFCS. Moore is facing multiple charges, including two counts of kidnapping, interstate interference with custody, battery, simple battery, and cruelty to children in the third degree, according to Fox 5. Her daughter faces two counts of kidnapping and interstate interference with custody.
