Reno Man Accused of Kidnapping Infant
Police in Reno allege that a twenty-one year old man has violated Nevada kidnapping law by abducting a 10-week old infant from a Reno home while the mother was sleeping. He supposedly attempted to drop off the baby at another home a few blocks away. He's currently being held at the Washoe County Jail with charges pending for second degree kidnapping.
Nevada kidnapping law divides the crime into two degrees. First degree is when someone allegedly carries away someone else with intent to hold them for ransom or to commit sexual assault, robbery, or murder. Second degree kidnapping is most other scenarios.
Breaking Nevada kidnapping law in the first degree is a category A felony. If the victim suffers substantial bodily harm, the penalty is forty years to life; otherwise, the sentence is fifteen years to life. Second degree kidnapping is a category B felony, carrying two to fifteen years in prison and maybe a fine of $15,000.
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