![]() When they called Indianapolis police, the women struggled to get the point across that they believed Jackson was in their car. First the cousins called Columbus police, who told them to call the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. They arranged to meet at a residence and Belmar, who was convinced by then that the woman was the suspect on the news, brought Curry with her.īelmar and Curry said they came up with a plan to take the woman to a store and call police to arrest her there so they wouldn’t be traced as the people who called her in. But on Thursday morning, she called her back about the purchases. Unsure what to do with her newfound information, Belmar didn't immediately answer the call. More: Thomas twins’ abduction was atypical in many ways, experts sayīelmar and the woman had exchanged phone numbers during their car ride, and later Wednesday, Belmar said, she got a call from "Mae" about purchasing more items. One of those family members was Curry, and once they were more convinced, they hatched a plan to get "Mae" into the hands of authorities. “I wanted just to verify it before I got her locked up,” Belmar said. She asked her family and friends for their input. ![]() Belmar compared the images from her phone with the mugshot of Jackson and said she noticed similarities, but didn’t want to jump to conclusions. Jackson, 24, on Facebook that triggered her memory of the strange woman the day before. On Wednesday, Belmar pulled out her video when she saw several mugshots of Nalah T. When the woman started acting erratically, Belmar recorded video of her on her phone. A toy purchase turns into a mysteryīelmar said she met the woman who called herself "Mae," bought toys from her and then gave her a ride to a Family Dollar down the street. Police radio communications, social media posts and what little authorities have released about the case line up with what Belmar and her cousin told IndyStar. Following what they chalk up to motherly intuition and sleuthing, the 27-year-old women followed their instincts and decided to take action. Belmar then agreed to give the woman a ride to a store.Īfter dropping the woman off, Belmar shared the story and a video she'd taken of the woman with her cousin, Mecka Curry, and they realized the woman seemed eerily similar to the Columbus kidnapping suspect being shown in the news. Indianapolis resident Shyann Belmar said she bought toys from a woman who was hanging out at a northwest Indianapolis gas station Dec. ![]() 20 in the parking lot of the Dayton International Airport.īehind the scenes: How IndyStar got the real story behind a 5-month-old Ohio boy's rescue The other child, Kyair Thomas, was found by a passerby early Dec. 19 in Columbus, Ohio, with his twin brother when a woman took their mother's running car with them in the back seat. Indianapolis police have declined to share the details about how investigating officers found baby Kason Thomas, who went missing Dec. Corrections & Clarifications: This article was updated to correct Shyann Belmar's name.Ī chance encounter outside of an Indianapolis gas station started a series of events that would lead to the capture of a suspected kidnapper and the discovery of a missing 5-month-old baby, according to the women who helped solve the case.
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