Salt Lake police arrest woman in attempted kidnapping
Terryette Woods, 51, was spotted near the TRAX station on 400 South across from the library and arrested without incident. She was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of two counts of first-degree felony kidnapping.
About 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, a woman approached two sisters, 8 and 5, inside the library, grabbed their wrists and started walking toward the exit. Just as the 8-year-old was about to yell for help, the group spotted a security guard. The woman let go of the childrens' wrists and continued walking out the door.
The woman was spotted near the TRAX station a short time later by another library security guard. He thought, however, that it could have been a man dressed in drag. After reviewing surveillance video from the library, however, Salt Lake police detective Jeff Bedard said another security guard recognized the woman as someone who frequently hung out at the library and the surrounding area.
Investigators knew the woman's name Thursday night and began looking for her, Bedard said.
"They can't identify me because I didn't do it," she told reporters as she was being put in the car. "I wasn't even there."
Woods also told reporters that she had kids of her own.
Bedard said, however, that detectives had conducted a "thorough" investigation, and based on witness statements and other evidence, there is sufficient probable cause to arrest her.
"We've talked to everybody we believe has information or knowledge on this case," he said.
E-mail: preavy@desnews.com
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To Saucer from Dad | June 23, 2008 at 12:22 p.m.
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