Police rescue kidnapped newborn
Published: March 12, 2007
A newborn kidnapped from a Texas hospital was found safe in a New Mexico home and returned to her mother, police said.
Four-day-old Mychael Darthard-Dawodu was found in a home in Clovis, N.M., by police following up on tips, a day after she was taken from Covenant Lakeside Hospital.
“It’s a joyous time,” Gwen Stafford, senior vice-president of Covenant Health System, said at a news conference.
“This has been a roller-coaster of emotions. Today there’s not many happy stories; this is certainly one in Lubbock, Texas.”
Rayshaun Parson, 21, of Clovis, was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping.
She was interviewed by Lubbock and FBI investigators, authorities said.
Federal charges also could be pursued, Lubbock police Lt. Scott Hudgens said.
Phone numbers at Parson’s address had been disconnected yesterday.
Before being flown back to Texas and her parents, Caisha Darthard and Michael Dawodu, Mychael was checked at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis and found to be in good health, Clovis police Lt. James Schoeffel said.
The infant was kidnapped early Saturday by a woman posing as a medical worker who walked out of Covenant Lakeside with the baby hidden in her purse, police said. Authorities said they received tips from more than one source that the baby was in Clovis.
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