(LEX 18) — A woman was arrested in Kentucky after she allegedly abducted her 6-year-old daughter from West Virginia, which prompted an AMBER Alert.
Shana Carf appeared in court Monday where automatic not guilty pleas were entered on her behalf. Her next hearing is January 4.
Carf was arrested by Winchester police after a brief pursuit on I-64. FBI was first able to locate her.
Police say she crossed the median multiple times trying to evade them. They attempted to make a traffic stop, she did not slow down, so police tried to box her in.
Police say she struck multiple Winchester PD cruisers as well as a KSP cruiser.
"Our goal is to stop – end this incident as quickly as we can with minimum amount of force and ensure the safety of this child. She is in control at this point because we don’t want to run her off the road, we don’t want to employ spike strips," said Winchester Police Chief James Hall.
When police were able to get Carf to stop her car, she refused to get out of the car. Police had to break the window to pull her out.
According to the AMBER Alert that was triggered, Carf does not currently have custody of her child, 6-year-old Mila. The girl was found safe when her mother was arrested.
Carf is facing the following charges:
- Fleeing/Evading Police 1st Degree (Motor Vehicle)
- Wanton Endangerment of a Police Officer 1st Degree (5 counts)
- Wanton Endangerment 1st Degree
- Assault 2nd Degree of Police Officer (5 counts)
- Criminal Mischief 1st Degree (4 counts)
- Resisting Arrest
- Reckless Driving
- Failure of Non-Owner Operator to Maintain Required Insurance
- No Operator's License
Carf has been booked in the Clark County Detention Center.
