Father, grandmother charged with kidnapping baby

MARIANNA -- A baby was returned to its mother after its father and grandmother broke into a home and took the child Saturday morning, according to Marianna Police.

Joseph Tyler Adkison, 22, and Tammy McLemore, 43, both of Wewahitchka, have been arrested and jailed after Adkison allegedly entered his estranged girlfriend's Marianna home around 9:30 a.m. Saturday and left with their 11-month-old child in a car driven by McLemore, his mother.

When the child's mother tried to stop him and remove the child from the car, Adkison held her in the vehicle and told his mother to drive away. The child's mother was able to escape the car, but McLemore and Adkison left with the child.

Marianna police worked with the Bay and Gulf County Sheriff's Offices to track down the duo. McLemore was arrested on a warrant in Lynn Haven, while Adkison was arrested in Wewahitchka. He is charged with kidnapping, burglary of a dwelling, aggravated stalking, false imprisonment and domestic battery; she is charged with principal to kidnapping and principal to false imprisonment.

The child, who was found with Adkison, was returned to its mother in good health.