On Friday, June 27, 2025, a nine-year-old boy was selling water along the roadside when a woman, later identified as 22-year-old Mikaya Williams, stopped and tried to lure him into her car. When he refused, she got out, pulled the child into her vehicle, and drove off.
A family friend of the victim witnessed the kidnapping as it happened and followed the suspect’s vehicle to West 45th Street. When it stopped, the witness acted quickly, removing the child from the car and blocking the vehicle in until JSO officers arrived.
Williams was arrested on scene, and the child was safely returned to his family.
Special Assault Unit detectives took over the investigation and arrested Williams for Kidnapping, a first-degree felony. She remains at the John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility (Duval County Jail) without bond.
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