Kidnapping charge for woman who took kids from stroller

By NewsPress Now

A St. Joseph woman is facing a felony charge of kidnapping after trying to take two children from the parking lot of a local business.

Deann Cluck, 51, went up to a stroller, unbuckled the two children and began walking off with them on Sept. 27 outside the business, which is not named, according to a probable cause statement filed in the case. The mother of the children, who did not know Cluck, had to wrestle them away from the women, court documents said.

Cluck refused to cooperate with officers as they attempted to arrest her, putting her back against a wall so police couldn’t handcuff her, the probable cause document said.

Cluck is being held without bond at the Buchanan County Jail. Court records said she had previously been convicted of DWI and resisting arrest. She is scheduled to appear in court at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1.