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

A witness pulled the boy to safety before deputies located the suspect at a checkpoint.

Overview

  • The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office says the incident unfolded Tuesday morning near a check-in area at Miami International Airport.
  • Investigators identified the suspect as 23-year-old Alvina Omisiri Agba and charged her with interference with custody and battery.
  • Witness Naylet Montano grabbed the child and moved him behind a counter as three men blocked the suspect from reaching them.
  • Agba allegedly told the mother, "No, this is my child," and later told deputies she remembered a rainbow and said she acted because God told her to do it.
  • Deputies reported no signs of drug or alcohol influence at the time of arrest, and the child was recovered without reported serious injury.