MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A man and his mother have been charged with kidnapping his former girlfriend and their infant son and holding them captive for five days, stabbing and beating her before she escaped, police said Tuesday.
The 20-year-old ex-girlfriend was lured to a home by a text message from Yolanda Gilreath, who’s the baby’s grandmother, saying she wanted to see him, Nassau County police Inspector Kenneth Lack said. When the woman arrived, Malachi Blaylock, who’s the boy’s father and Gilreath’s son, grabbed the boy and forced the woman into a bedroom, authorities said.
“It was a horrible experience.