8-Year-Old Girl Escapes Attempted Kidnapping from Woman

Tyiesha Davis was arrested for the alleged attempted kidnapping on April 22

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  • Tyiesha Davis was arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping on April 22
  • Davis was booked into the Fresno County Jail on a $185,000 bond
  • Davis allegedly attempted to kidnap an 8-year-old girl, whom she told was “stolen at birth,” Fox 26 reported, citing Fresno Police

An 8-year-old girl escaped a kidnapping attempt in Fresno, Calif., where a woman allegedly pulled her hair to get into a vehicle.

The suspect, Tyiesha Davis, was arrested on April 22 and was booked into the Fresno County Jail on $185,000 bail, according to jail records reviewed by PEOPLE.

Davis allegedly tried to grab the 8-year-old girl, whose identity is yet to be publicly released, by the child’s hair to pull her into a car, Fox 26 and Fresno Bee report, citing Fresno police. The girl reportedly freed herself and knocked on a nearby neighbor’s door, where she was brought inside to safety…

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