Woman accused of attempted kidnapping of baby at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital arrested
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A woman accused of attempted kidnapping of a baby at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital was arrested Thursday.
Police say that Dinesty Selmon, 21, has been seen visiting the hospital since March 1. Selmon gave a fake name and room number to access the child’s room, according to police. That’s when she was granted the access code to go inside.
The resource officer that works at the hospital noticed Selmon constantly went to different floors of the hospital, talking to patients and even pretended to be the mother of the baby.
A nurse who noticed her frequent visits, called the nurse at the intensive care unit about Selmon, later discovering that she’s been entering the child’s room for weeks.
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Selmon allegedly told her boyfriend that the child was theirs and even gave a fake name of the baby, officials said. They said that the boyfriend actually called the hospital and requested to know more information about the baby.
Selmon reportedly began to make hospital visits with the boyfriend, requesting medical appointments with the baby, even telling the nurses the baby’s medical records. When the boyfriend told the hospital the baby’s fake name, he was told that those records didn’t exist, according to officials.
On March 12, Baton Rouge Police Detectives were given enough information to obtain an arrest warrant. On March 26, Selmon was arrested by the Bossier City Police Department and booked as a fugitive.
On Thursday, BRPD Detectives arrived at the Bossier City Police Department and transferred Selmon back to Baton Rouge where she is now booked in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
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Selmon is charged with attempted kidnapping and seven counts of unauthorized entry of a business.
This is still an ongoing investigation.
Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital has released the following statement:
Our Lady of the Lake’s Children’s Hospital is committed to providing a safe environment for those entrusted to our care during some of the most vulnerable moments of their youngest lives. As a best practice we continuously evaluate our security protocols and make adjustments, some visible and others not visible. After becoming aware of the malicious tactics employed by this individual and in coordination and consultation with law enforcement, we limited access to campus and implemented heightened visitation policies until law enforcement could neutralize any risk this person posed to our campus or community.
Anyone having any information on the attempted kidnapping is urged to contact the Violent Crimes Unit at (225) 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867. You can remain anonymous.
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