NASSAU- A mentally ill woman who abducted four boys and attempted to kidnap a fifth was sentenced to three years of supervised probation on Tuesday.
De’Edra Gibson, 31, carried out the spree of kidnappings from February 16 to March 29, 2019.
While on bail for those offenses, Gibson tried to snatch a seven-year-old boy as he walked to school on December 9, 2019.
Senior Justice Bernard Turner sentenced Gibson to probation pursuant to a plea deal.
Gibson was on bail when she pleaded guilty to child stealing and attempted child stealing. The offenses attract a potential sentence of 10 years in prison.
As part of her sentence, Gibson must continue to get outpatient psychiatric care—a condition of her release on bail.
She is required to attend court every six months for a compliance check. Her next court appearance is scheduled for January 20, 2022.
She will have to serve two years in prison if she commits another offense while on probation.
Gibson did not physically harm her victims. However, she showed little regard for their welfare by dropping them off on the streets.
Gibson’s campaign of terror began when she snatched an eight-year-old boy from in front of his home on February 6, 2019, as he rode his bike. She dropped the frightened child off at the Sunrise Laundromat on Joe Farrington Road the following day.
Then on March 6, she lured an eight-year-old boy who was playing basketball into her car. She drove to the city dump and ordered him out the car.
The day after, Gibson offered another eight-year-old boy who was walking home a ride. Instead of taking him home, she took him to the dump.
On March 29, Gibson picked up an eight-year-old boy from Lumumba Lane and dropped him at the dump.
Gibson was wearing an ankle bracelet as a condition of bail for those offenses when she attempted to abduct a seven-year-old student of Sandilands Primary School as he walked to school with his uncle on December 9.
The boy’s uncle rescued him by pulling him from Gibson’s car.
Uel Johnson represented Gibson and Destiny McKinney prosecuted.
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