Woman kidnapped her nephew
A 31 year old woman who police believe faked a pregnancy was charged on Friday with the kidnapping in Wisconsin of her 6-day-old nephew, who was found a day later behind a gas station in Iowa, federal prosecutors said.
31 year old woman was charged in a Wisconsin federal court after the infant, Kayden Powell, was found wrapped in blankets in a tote bag 200 miles away from his home, authorities said.
According to the criminal complaint, authorities believe Smith faked being pregnant after they found a prosthetic pregnancy belly in her car and Facebook postings in which she claimed to be with child.
The infant boy's mother reported him missing from his bassinet early Thursday morning, sparking a massive search that rallied federal, state and local officials.
A day later, the police chief of West Branch, Iowa, found the baby in a tote bag at the gas station, said Steven Kopp, police chief for the town of Beloit, Wisconsin.