Baby kidnapped in Laplace found in good health
LAPLACE - Law enforcement is still searching for a person who sexually assaulted a woman and kidnapped her baby Tuesday.
The St. John Parish Sheriff's Office said a woman told deputies that she was driving through Laplace on May 28 around 3 a.m. when she was sexually assaulted and removed from her vehicle. She said her attacker took off with the car. Her 8-month-old son Phil Baker was inside.
The baby was recovered by New Orleans police officers around 8 p.m. and is in good health. The NOPD said it received a call reporting a man and woman fighting around 7:40 p.m. near the intersection of Murl and Vespasian streets in Algiers. A witness told police the two then drove off in a blue car, leaving behind an infant in a car seat on the curb.
St. John Sheriff Mike Tregre said the victim was taken to a hospital for medical treatment.
"She is in pretty bad shape," the sheriff said.
Deputies tracked down a suspect Tuesday evening, but that person was found to have an alibi and cleared. Law enforcement is still looking for the people who had the child.
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Anyone with information about the case can call (504) 494-3840.