Woman who kidnapped kids, left 1 at Dayton Airport gets 23 years in prison

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) — The woman who took two infants from central Ohio in 2022 has officially received her sentence.

Nalah Jackson, 26, of Columbus, was sentenced in federal court on Aug. 27 to 280 months in prison. In February , Jackson pleaded guilty to two counts of kidnapping a minor.

On Dec. 19, 2022, Jackson prompted an Amber Alert by taking a black Honda Accord with two toddlers inside.

She stopped at several locations, including the Dayton International Airport around 3 a.m. on Dec. 20, 2022. About an hour later, one child was found in the airport parking lot wrapped in a quilt between two vehicles.

By 8 a.m. on the same day, Jackson ended up parking the vehicle in a Papa Johns parking lot in Indianapolis. She left the remaining child in the vehicle alone for the next two-and-a-half days.

On Dec. 22, 2022, Jackson was selling alleged stolen merchandise, and an Indianapolis woman noticed Jackson. The woman contacted authorities and Jackson was arrested.

One of the toddlers, Ky’air Thomas, died in January 2023.

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