Tyiesha Davis was arrested for the alleged attempted kidnapping on April 22
Credit: Fresno County Sheriff’s Office
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- Tyiesha Davis was arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping on April 22
- Davis was booked into the Fresno County Jail on a $185,000 bond
- Davis allegedly attempted to kidnap an 8-year-old girl, whom she told was “stolen at birth,” Fox 26 reported, citing Fresno Police
An 8-year-old girl escaped a kidnapping attempt in Fresno, Calif., where a woman allegedly pulled her hair to get into a vehicle.
The suspect, Tyiesha Davis, was arrested on April 22 and was booked into the Fresno County Jail on $185,000 bail, according to jail records reviewed by PEOPLE.
Davis allegedly tried to grab the 8-year-old girl, whose identity is yet to be publicly released, by the child's hair to pull her into a car, Fox 26 and Fresno Bee report, citing Fresno police. The girl reportedly freed herself and knocked on a nearby neighbor's door, where she was brought inside to safety.
The Fresno Police Department responded to the alleged attempted kidnapping on Andrews Avenue, near Shields and West Avenues at 4:38 p.m. local time on April 22, according to the outlet, which cited Fresno Police.
The girl allegedly told investigators that Davis, 37, told her that she had been "stolen at birth" and that Davis knew her name, Fox 26 reports, citing investigators.
When the girl's parents arrived at the scene, they told investigators that the woman had "no relation" to the family.
Neighbors called 911 after allegedly witnessing the attempted kidnapping.
Credit: The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office
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"I'm really glad. It just gives me closure, that girl's safe with her parents and she doesn't have to deal with this," neighbor Hector Barba told Fox 26.
PEOPLE has reached out to the Fresno Police Department.
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