Kidnapping Arrest on Okaloosa Island
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Posted by: Staff
Date: Mar 23 2024 7:29 AM
OKALOOSA COUNTY: An Okaloosa Island woman was arrested Friday morning after a neighbor told deputies the woman had grabbed her two year old child around 11:20 a.m., locked herself and the woman’s child inside her apartment, and refused to return the toddler.
The mother broke a window to try to get to her child. When an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrived the suspect ignored his demands to turn over the child. Fearing for its safety he climbed through the broken glass and found the woman in her living room, holding the child and a rolling pin. The deputy quickly took the suspect into custody.
The child was unharmed. 52-year old Kim Keeling of Billfish Avenue is now charged with kidnapping and interference with custody of a child. She said she took the toddler away from the mother because she was trying to protect her from falling down the outdoor stairs.
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