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Ohio woman accused of stealing car with two babies inside sentenced to prison

An Ohio woman who pleaded guilty to kidnapping two baby brothers in the Columbus area learned her sentence Tuesday. Nalah Jackson, 25, pleaded guilty to two counts of kidnapping in February and agreed to spend at least 20 years in prison as part of her guilty plea. It happened in December 2022 when Jackson kidnapped five-month-old twin babies from the parking lot of a Columbus restaurant and was driving with one of them on the highway, according to investigators. The babies' mother was at Donato's at the time to pick up a delivery. The first set of twins was found a day later at Dayton International Airport. Days later, the second set of twins, Kason, was found in Indianapolis. According to the law firm, a woman who encountered Jackson after she abandoned the stolen car gave her a ride to a nearby mall and gave her her cellphone number. The woman later came across social media posts about the kidnapping and recognized Jackson. She later enlisted her cousin to confirm Jackson's identity and lead them to the police. The women met with Jackson and, after confirming her identity, called the police, who later arrested Jackson for kidnapping. The two women continued the search for the still-missing toddler, focusing on a bus route that Jackson had left in her car when they gave her a ride. After an unsuccessful search, they stopped to get something to eat and that's when they noticed a car matching the description. When they went to the car and opened the door, they found the baby, still alive. The women notified a nearby patrol car, and the officer took the baby to a local hospital, where he was treated for dehydration, heart defects as a result of the dehydration, extreme diaper rash, and skin damage from sitting strapped in a car seat in his own excrement for three days. One of the twins, Ky'air, later died in January 2023. The autopsy revealed that six-month-old Ky'air Thomas died of sudden unexplained infant death syndrome after being placed face down on an adult bed. There was no evidence of trauma or neglect.

COLUMBUS, Ohio —

An Ohio woman who pleaded guilty to kidnapping two young brothers in the Columbus area was sentenced to prison on Tuesday.

Nalah Jackson, 25, pleaded guilty to two counts of kidnapping in February and agreed to serve a minimum of 20 years in prison as part of her plea deal.

It happened in December 2022, when, according to investigators, Jackson kidnapped five-month-old twin babies from the parking lot of a Columbus restaurant and drove with one of them on the highway.

The toddlers' mother was at Donato's at the time to pick up a delivery.

The first twin was found a day later at Dayton International Airport. Several days later, the second twin, Kason, was found in Indianapolis.

According to the law firm, a woman who encountered Jackson after she abandoned the stolen vehicle gave her a ride to a nearby shopping center and gave her her cellphone number.

The woman later came across social media posts about the kidnapping and recognized Jackson. She later enlisted her cousin to confirm Jackson's identity and lead her to the police.

The women met with Jackson and, after confirming their identities, called the police, who later arrested Jackson for kidnapping.

The two women continued their search for the still-missing toddler, focusing on a bus route that Jackson had left in her car when they picked her up.

After a fruitless search, they stopped to get some food and noticed a car that matched the description. When they went to the car and opened the door, they found the baby still alive.

The women notified a nearby patrol car, and the officer took the baby to a local hospital where he was treated for dehydration, resulting heart defects, extreme diaper rash, and skin damage from being strapped into a car seat in his own feces for three days.

One of the twins, Ky'air, later died in January 2023.

The autopsy revealed that six-month-old Ky'air Thomas suffered sudden, unexplained infant death after being placed face down on an adult bed.

There was no evidence of trauma or neglect.

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