Oakland couple jailed after Amber Alert for 2-year-old girl

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — An Oakland mother and father who allegedly kidnapped a 2-year-old girl and triggered an Amber Alert for 12 hours are now sitting behind jail bars.

Tamira Claggion, 24, and Andrew Coleman, 26, have no legal custody of their biological daughter, named Amira, police said.

Both parents have “extensive” criminal histories, the Oakland Police Department said. The young girl lives with her paternal grandmother, who has sole legal custody, OPD said. At 12:36 p.m. Tuesday, Amira was abducted from her home on 39th Street in Oakland during a violent struggle, according to police.

The paternal grandmother was assaulted in front of the home by Amira’s parents, police said. According to OPD, Amira’s kidnappers were armed with a gun and knife. While police searched for Claggion and Coleman, the parents were described as armed and dangerous.

California Highway Patrol officials activated an Amber Alert across Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties. Just after midnight, the CHP and OPD reported that Amira had been found safe and her parents were taken into custody.

Santa Rita Jail inmate records show Claggion and Coleman were booked into jail around 6 a.m. Wednesday on suspicion of: felony battery with serious bodily injury, violating a child custody order, and felony burglary.

The parents are being held in custody in lieu of $140,000 bail. They are scheduled to be arraigned in Alameda County Superior Court Friday morning.

Law enforcement officials did not say how or where officers found the missing girl. The Oakland Police Department will hold a news conference at 12:30 p.m. today to release more information.

This story will be updated following the news conference.