ATLANTA, Ga. — A two-month-old baby who was kidnapped by her father is now back with her mother.
Police say Reya Clark was kidnapped by her non-custodial father, Randy Clark, from a hotel on Wednesday.
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Clark is now in jail and charged with kidnapping.
Channel 2′s Tom Regan was at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Thursday, where Reya’s mother, Tyerrah Flemister, said she is overjoyed to have her baby girl back.
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Early Wednesday morning, police said Clark contacted police and agreed to return the baby and surrender.
Reya was taken to the hospital Thursday morning to be checked out.
When Regan spoke to Flemister, baby Reya was sound asleep in her baby carrier after her ordeal.
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“My emotions are everywhere, but I’m very happy,” Flemister told Regan. “I’m very grateful for the prayers.”
Flemister said she took baby Reya to the hotel in Sandy Springs after the air conditioning went out at her home.
Flemister said Clark walked out to the room with the baby and then ran out of the hotel’s back door.
“I’m glad that she’s back Felmister said. “I’m never going to let her out of my eyesight again.”
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