Woman Gets 20 Years for Kidnapping Baby

A 22-year-old woman who pleaded guilty to kidnapping a days-old baby from a hospital maternity ward was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday.

Rayshaun Parson received the minimum sentence allowed under the statute. She could have been sentenced to up to life in prison and a $250,000 fine. She will be on supervised release for five years after she finishes her sentence.

Parson walked out of Covenant Lakeside Hospital around 12:30 a.m. on March 10 with Mychael Darthard-Dawodu. Prosecutors have said Parson scouted security measures at Covenant and went to another Lubbock maternity ward the day the baby was abducted.

The abduction sparked a …