MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman accused of grabbing a little girl by her hair and pulling her into her apartment at gunpoint has been charged with especially aggravated kidnapping.
Erica Beal, 28, is also facing charges of aggravated child abuse and aggravated assault following the incident on Mosby Avenue in North Memphis.
The mother of the 9-year-old said Beal pointed the gun at them before grabbing her daughter by her hair and taking her inside her apartment. She said her daughter was able to free herself and run out the back door.
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The woman said she was in fear for her life and her daughter’s life when Beal aimed the gun at them.
Investigators said Beal gave them permission to search her home, and they found a semiautomatic handgun reported stolen in Shelby County on Jan. 5, 2023…