Practicing law in a metropolitan city, it is common for a Washington DC Criminal Defense Lawyer to represent individuals who have been accused of a number of criminal charges, including kidnapping. Sometimes, those who are kidnapped are related to the accused and others they are complete strangers. In a recent DC kidnapping case, a woman unsuccessfully attempted to take two children from their caregiver's stroller.

On Monday evening, Crystal Ann Barnes, 23, approached a woman with a stroller carrying two children as she walked down the street. Barnes attempted to grab the children and take the stroller away, after spitting in the caregiver's face and pulling her hair. The children's father flagged down a police officer for assistance in the 400 block of First Street. Barnes was arrested just a few hours later by Washington DC police at the Capitol South Metro Station for DC assault charges and DC kidnapping charges.

U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider declined to discuss many details surrounding the kidnapping incident because the investigation is currently on-going. Law enforcement officials believe that Barnes had no connection with the children, nor their female caregiver. "It seems pretty random," Schneider said. Barnes, identified by the female victim, was described as being vicious and forceful, nonetheless.

This article is presented by Price Benowitz, LLP, representing clients in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. For more information, please visit our Virginia Assault Lawyer and Maryland Assault Lawyer web pages.