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Three people were arrested in North Carolina on Wednesday after the mother of a 2-year-old girl allegedly traded her daughter to a couple for their car.
Alice Todd, 45, allegedly swapped her own child for a 1992 Plymouth Laser — owned by Tina Chavis, 47, and Vicenio Mendoza, 53 — in 2018. The toddler was brought into a hospital in July with bruises, prompting a police investigation.
Chavis, according to Lexington's The Dispatch newspaper, told investigators that she was the child's mother. She then changed her story, allegedly claiming she was the child's adopted mother, but couldn't provide any such paperwork.
Alice Todd, center, allegedly swapped her child to Tina Chavis and Vicenio Mendoza for a 1992 Plymouth Laser, according to investigators. (Thomasville Police Department)
The child was placed into the care of a family member. Authorities said Todd gave the child to Chavis and Romero in exchange for a vehicle.
Neighbor Loretta Poole told WGHP she saw Chavis and Romero with the child frequently.
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"I'd see them out on the porch. She really took care of the kid," she said.
The three were indicted Monday and charged with unlawful sale, surrender or purchase of a minor and jailed under a $50,000 bond each. They're scheduled to appear in court Oct. 21.
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