DUMFRIES, Va. — A Triangle woman is accused of trying to steal a baby from a bus and then punching a police officer in the face.
On Friday, a 16-year-old Dumfries girl called 911 after a woman tried to grab a child on an OmniLink bus. The caller said the suspect asked if she could hold her six-month-old son, according to police documents.
The suspect then grabbed the child, but the caller was able to hold onto the seat and prevented her from taking the child, police stated.
The bus driver stopped the bus and ordered the suspect off. Police later caught up with the woman in the area of Quantico Gateway Drive where she punched a Dumfries police officer in the face causing minor injuries, police documents state.
The initial abduction happened while the bus was in the area of Main Street and Graham Park Road.
Terrie Diane Wilder, 49, of 18430 Lotus Court in Triangle is charged with attempted abduction and assault & battery on law enforcement officer, according to police documents. She was held without bond.
