Woman arrested for kidnapping two Mississippi children

Published 6:10 am Tuesday, August 20, 2024

A woman has been arrested after she reportedly kidnapped two Mississippi children.

The arrest stems from an alert issued on Aug. 16 by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation for two missing or endangered children. The two boys — a 6-year-old and a 4-year-old — were last seen on  Aug. 15 around  3 p.m. in the 100 block of North Hill Street in Hinds County.

The boys’ grandmother, who has custody of the children, reported to the Jackson Police Department that the two boys had been kidnapped by their biological mother, Montreanna Rattler.

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Rattler, 25, brought the children to JPD several hours later and was arrested and charged with kidnapping. She is being held at the Hinds County Detention Center.

The two children were released into their grandmother’s custody.

Anyone with additional information about the case can contact JPD at 601-960-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477).