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Traveler Charged After Allegedly Taking 4-Year-Old From Mother at Miami Airport

Deputies say she claimed divine instruction, with bail set at $3,500.

Overview

  • Authorities identified the suspect as 23-year-old Alvina Omisiri Agba, who was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on charges of battery and interference with custody.
  • The incident unfolded around 4 a.m. at Security Checkpoint 5, where the child’s mother had allowed Agba to hold her crying son before Agba walked away with him.
  • A bystander, Naylet Montano, grabbed the boy and sheltered him behind a counter as three men blocked Agba, who was later detained at a nearby checkpoint.
  • An arrest report notes Agba was not under the influence and told investigators she acted because God told her to and that she intended to soothe the child near a rainbow wall.
  • The boy sustained scratches to his neck but was reported well enough to continue his travel with his mother.