Witnesses describe incident to police<\/p>\n
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) A Las Vegas woman is accused of grabbing a 4-year-old child by the wrist in the bathroom of a business in what police said was an attempt to lure her away.<\/p>\n
Alyssa Jones, 31, faces a charge of attempting to lure a child or mentally ill person, records showed.<\/p>\n
Officers said they were called to a business near Alta Drive and Valley View Boulevard for a report of the battery of a child inside of [a] restroom, they said.<\/p>\n
Inside the business, officers spoke to the 4-year-olds father who said his daughter was inside the bathroom when a woman attempted to lure her away, police said.<\/p>\n
A witness who was also in the bathroom said Jones told the girl she was very cute and attempted to walk with her by grabbing [the child] by the wrist.<\/p>\n
An employee said she had entered the bathroom and saw the child scared in front of [Jones]. Jones was then kicked out of the business.<\/p>\n
Judge Elana Graham set Jones bail at $5,000, ordering her to stay away from children except her own. While Jones paid bond, she remained in the Clark County Detention Center as of Tuesday awaiting a June 16 hearing.<\/p>\n
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