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Woman Arrested After Taking 4-Year-Old From Mother at Miami Airport

Deputies say she told them she acted on a message from God.

Overview

  • Authorities identified the suspect as 23-year-old Alvina Omisiri Agba, who allegedly took the crying boy from a checkpoint line and told the mother, "No, this is my child."
  • Witness Naylet Montano shielded the child behind a counter as three men blocked further attempts to reach him before deputies located the suspect at Checkpoint 5.
  • Agba was charged with interference with custody and battery and booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $3,500 bond.
  • According to the arrest report, she said she intended to calm the child by a nearby rainbow wall and claimed she acted because God told her to do it.
  • Officials reported no intoxication at the time of arrest, and some outlets reported the boy sustained neck scratches but continued his trip with his mother.