The Aporia · Crazed NYC woman who tried kidnapping 4-year-old off street has disturbing, violent past: authorities

Chrissy Payne, 47, was arraigned on charges including attempted kidnapping and hate crime assault in Brooklyn Criminal Court for attempting to abduct a 4-year-old boy outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Crown Heights on September 14 and hitting a bus passenger during an altercation on August 19. According to prosecutors, Payne told the child's grandmother that she was his mother before grabbing the boy by the arm; however, the boy's off-duty NYPD officer mother intervened. Payne also has four other pending cases involving petty larceny, assault, and hate crimes dating back to April. Judge Emily Ruben ordered her held on $50,000 cash bail or a $100,000 bond during the arraignment hearing.

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Chrissy Payne, a 47-year-old woman, was arraigned on charges including attempted kidnapping and endangering welfare in Brooklyn Criminal Court. On September 14, she tried to abduct a 4-year-old boy outside a McDonald's in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The incident occurred when the child was with his 66-year-old grandmother. Payne grabbed the boy's arm and said "Come with Mama" before being stopped by the boy’s mother, who is an off-duty NYPD officer, Anyia James Roberts, seven months pregnant at the time.

In addition to this latest incident, Payne faced felony hate-crime assault charges for attacking a woman on a city bus in August. The DA's office reported that Payne verbally abused and physically assaulted the victim, a white woman, by hitting her with a closed fist after saying she did not want to sit next to "no white B-word."

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The nut who tried to snatch the toddler son of a cop outside a Brooklyn McDonald’s had urged him to “come with Mama” — and previously slugged a bus passenger while spewing hate, prosecutors said Sunday. asserted

prosecutors → try → hate

Chrissy Payne, 47, was arraigned on attempted-kidnapping and endangering-welfare charges in Brooklyn Criminal Court for trying to abduct the 4-year-old boy Sept. 14 — and also over felony hate-crime assault raps for attacking a woman on a city bus last month, the DA’s office said. asserted

office → arraign → bus

“It is alleged that on Aug. 19th the defendant said to the complaining witness, ‘I don’t want to sit next to no white B-word,’ then hit the complaining witness in the face with a closed fist,” Assistant District Attorney Che Aroyewun said in court. asserted

Aroyewun → allege → court

Those charges were still pending with Payne allegedly grabbed the youngster in Brooklyn while he was sitting on a bench with his 66-year-old grandma outside the Crown Heights fast-food joint. uncertain

he → pende → joint

Payne said “in sum and substance, ‘Come with Mama, that’s my son,’ ” before “grabbing onto the 4-year-old baby’s arm and pulling it,’’ Aroyewun said. asserted

Aroyewun → say → it

She was stopped by the boy’s mom, off-duty NYPD cop Anyia James Roberts, authorities said. asserted

authorities → stop → mom

Roberts, who is seven months pregnant, grabbed her son, forcing the would-be kidnapper to flee. asserted

who → grab → kidnapper

Payne was picked up and charged with the attempted kidnapping five days later. asserted

Payne → pick → kidnapping

Judge Emily Ruben on Sunday ordered Payne held on $50,000 cash bail or a $100,000 bond, which her lawyer said was tantamount to being remanded, given her financial situation. asserted

lawyer → order → situation

Records show that Payne has four other open cases dating to April, including for petty larceny, assault and an earlier hate crime assault in July. asserted

Payne → show → July

On Sunday, she tried several times to interrupt the arraignment and at one point tried to defend her actions in the city bus attack in August. asserted

she → try → August

“Number one, I only had a court date. asserted

I → have → date

I didn’t have no convictions,” she told the judge. asserted

she → have → judge

“Second, of all, I didn’t just hit somebody. asserted

I → hit → somebody

She did something to me, too.” asserted

She → do → me

Crazed NYC woman who tried kidnapping 4-year-old off street has disturbing, violent past: authorities

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