Oakland Amber Alert suspects charged with kidnapping and assault
Oakland Amber Alert suspects charged with kidnapping and assault
Several family members of a child who was abducted in Oakland this week are now facing charges by the Alameda County District Attorneys Office.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Several family members of a child who was abducted in Oakland this week are now facing charges by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.
Charges filed
What we know:
The D.A.'s office on Friday filed kidnapping and assault charges against the child's parents, Andrew Coleman and Tamira Claggion, as well as the child's maternal grandmother, Chalita West.
The backstory:
The abduction on Tuesday triggered an Amber Alert in three Bay Area counties.
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The child's paternal grandmother, Alica Benjamin, told KTVU on Tuesday that she has temporary custody of the two-year-old victim of this alleged kidnapping due to domestic violence between the child's parents.
Authorities said the parents and maternal grandmother took the child by force and assaulted Benjamin with a gun and knife.
The child was found safe at around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
