Lansing woman charged with kidnapping three children

LANSING – An 18-year-old Lansing woman faces kidnapping charges in connection with the abduction of three children on Saturday night, police said.

Tyisha Lashay Reynolds took the children, twin 4-year-old girls and a 6-year-old-girl, from a home in the 4400 block of Chadburne Drive, police said in a press release. Reynolds and the children were found early Sunday morning at a home in the 2500 block of Linlawn Avenue, police said.

The children were unharmed and returned to their parents. Reynolds is a family member but didn’t have permission to take the children, police said.

Reynolds was charged on Sunday with three charges of felony kidnapping-child enticement and is being held in Lansing’s lodging facility. Her bond was set at $75,000.

A preliminary hearing, which will determine if there is enough evidence for her to stand trial, is scheduled for Sept. 8 in 54A District Court in Lansing.

Contact Christopher Behnan at (517) 377-1261 or cbehnan@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @LansingCB.