Florida Woman Allegedly Holds Family’s Missing Dog for $1,000 Ransom

A woman in Ocala, Florida, allegedly found a family’s missing dog and demanded $1,000 for its safe return.

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The Woman Posted About the Missing Dog on Facebook

As Ocala News reports, the dog’s owner and her daughter said the pet went missing on Friday, Oct. 9. An arrest report says the dog, named “Teddy,” was valued at $2,000.

The pair then discovered a local Facebook page for found dogs. There, they found a post with a photo of Teddy uploaded by Christina Cassandra Spence Reid. The daughter contacted the user on Facebook Messenger to claim her four-legged friend.

Spence Reid replied by asking where the family lived. The arrest report added that she sent a picture of herself with the missing dog. She then called the family’s home and allegedly asked for $1,000 to return Teddy…

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