The Johnson City Police Department has issued a warrant for the arrest of Lindsey Jo Walker, a 35-year-old woman accused of attempting to kidnap two children on Monday, June 16, in the Texas Hill Country town located between San Antonio and Austin.
Online Activity Raises Eyebrows
Following news of the alleged kidnapping attempt, community members flooded the Johnson City Police Department’s Facebook page with comments. Among them, one comment stood out, according to Police Chief Justin Losoya.
Walker, the woman police say tried to abduct the two children, had been commenting directly on the department’s public Facebook post about the incident.
“I was surprised,” Losoya told ThePerpetuaPress.com. “You really don’t see that from someone who is accused of a crime.”
Details of the Alleged Incident
Police describe Walker as having:
Bright dyed orange or red hair
Multiple tattoos, including a Texas-shaped tattoo on her leg
According to police:
Walker attempted to abduct two siblings from a residential area in Johnson City.
One child was able to escape and run for safety.
Walker then allegedly walked the other child, a young girl, to a gas station along U.S. 281, where the girl’s father tracked them down and safely recovered his daughter.
Facebook Comments from the Accused
On June 17, after the police posted surveillance images of Walker at the gas station, she commented on the post:
“I’m not running from the police and I didn’t run from the scene please stop all this.”
On June 22, just a day before police issued a third-degree felony kidnapping warrant, Walker added:
“My attorney told me not to go to the police. But I feel like it’s making things worse for me. I’m scared this has turned my whole life upside down and honest to God I was just trying to help this child.”
“I didn’t take her from the apartments — she ran after me down the road closer to the store. It was against my better judgement to let her walk with me but I knew she was safe with me.”
Police Response
Chief Losoya said on Wednesday, June 25, that Walker previously told police she intended to turn herself in, but ultimately did not show up.
“She told us she would turn herself in. We’re still waiting,” he stated.
Until then, Losoya said the department is open to hearing her side of the story and has left the comments open on their social media post.
