A south Alabama woman suspected of abducting her three children as they waited for a bus in Virginia was captured Thursday after a brief chase near Birmingham, authorities said.
Shanice Chante Davison, 35, of Evergreen, was taken into custody by Alabama state troopers and U.S. Marshals following the short pursuit on I-459, said Augusta County, Virginia Sheriff Donald L. Smith.
Davison’s three children — ages 6, 8 and 10 — were in the car and unharmed, Smith said.
Two other adults besides Davison were also in the vehicle, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Lt. Jeremy Burkett. They were not publicly identified.
Davison was booked in the Jefferson County Jail on a charge of fugitive from justice. She also faces charged in Virginia.
“In a world where time is of the essence, the swift action of law enforcement and the vital intelligence from the Alabama Fusion Center, along with our fellow counterparts across state lines, remind us that every second counts in the mission to safeguard our children,” ALEA Secretary Hal Taylor said in a statement. “I commend all of our personnel, as well as all of our fellow counterparts in Virgina and Tennessee, and federal partners that worked tirelessly to ensure these three children were found safe.”
The Augusta County, Virginia Sheriff’s office received a call of a kidnapping around 8:27 a.m. Thursday at an apartment complex in Fishersville, Virginia.
The caller’s three children were waiting for a bus when a black four-door vehicle pulled up to the bus stop and took the kids, the sheriff said.
An AMBER Alert was issued in Virginia after the children’s disappearance.
Davison, who is the children’s biological mother, was identified as a suspect in the abduction.
Investigators determined she was traveling with the children and was likely headed from Virginia back to Alabama.
Davison was charged with three counts of felony abduction by Virginia authorities.
