A couple have been charged after allegedly impersonating an Amazon delivery driver and kidnapping the baby of a relative.
Marlly Jarina Ardila-Urrego and Chun Ho Vincent Lai of Lake Worth Beach, Florida have been charged with kidnapping, assault, burglary and robbery.
The pair, from Florida, allegedly travelled to Washington State and abducted a relative's seven-month-old baby.
The incident took place on February 20 in Federal Way, Washington .
CCTV footage captured the incident in Federal Way, Washington
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Seattle Times reports that Ardila-Urrego, 33, and Lai, 42, allegedly targeted the family solely because they have a child. In the day leading up to the incident, Ardila-Urrego allegedly asked her cousin, the mother of the child, what her address was repeatedly.
According to court documents, Ardila-Urrego allegedly told the woman that she had ordered a bed frame for the woman's child and that it would be delivered to her on February 20.
Charging documents claim that when hen the day finally arrived, the victim says there was a knock on the door soon after her husband left for work.
She then told authorities that she looked through the peephole and saw someone who appeared to be a delivery driver with an Amazon box.
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CCTV captured the moment of the alleged incident
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As soon as she opened the door, the purported driver, who prosecutors say was actually Lai, allegedly began punching her in the face.
According to court documents, he then threw her to the ground and zip-tied her wrists and ankles.
A woman unknown to her then entered the apartment, the victim said, and allegedly held her down while the man put the infant in an Amazon box and left the apartment.
The documents said one of the suspects allegedly indicated they would harm the woman’s two -year-old child if she didn’t comply. When the mother broke free of the zip ties and the tape he'd used to gag her, she discovered her baby was gone and ran outside with the toddler, where a neighbor called 911.
Less than four hours later, the couple were pulled over on Interstate 90, where the baby was found unharmed and returned to her parents.
Once police were notified, they were able to use cellphone information to locate the couple’s vehicle and track them down.
Less than four hours later, the couple were pulled over on Interstate 90, where the baby was found unharmed and returned to her parents.
Seattle Times reports that they were able to rescue the infant, who was unharmed, less than four hours after the alleged kidnapping, prosecutors said.
Bail has been set for $750,000 for each of the suspects, per the outlets. It’s not clear if they have retained an attorney; they are set to be arraigned in March.
