A woman was charged this week in the attempted kidnapping of her 5-year-old daughter earlier this month after the plan went wrong and she was shot by an accomplice.
Adolfina Waters, 25, is charged with solicitation to commit kidnapping and two counts of child abuse.
According to a news release from the district attorney’s office, Waters and Jose Rodriguez, 25, agreed to a plan to help Waters unlawfully take her daughter from the child’s father.
On March 9, they tried to carry out the plan, but during the incident, the child’s father attempted to disarm Rodriguez but the gun went off and a bullet struck Waters in the chest.
Waters was treated at a local hospital and is now in custody. Her bond is set at $50,000.
Rodriguez is also in custody on a $150,000 bond.
Waters and Rodriguez are both scheduled to appear in court on April 18 for a preliminary hearing.
