Chicago man charged in attempted kidnapping of 1-month-old in Edgewater neighborhood
A Chicago man is facing multiple charges in the attempted kidnapping of a 1-month-old girl in the Edgewater neighborhood last week.
Nickolas Watts, 19, was arrested by police on Friday in the 1000 block of West Glenlake Avenue around 12:44 p.m.
Watts was charged with two felony counts of aggravated kidnapping, one felony count of aggravated battery to a child, one felony count of aggravated domestic battery, one felony count of child abduction/father conceals, and two misdemeanors of domestic battery and violating an order of protection.
Police said he was identified as the man who, just before 12:39 p.m., battered the child's mother, an 18-year-old woman, before he kidnapped and battered the girl in the 1900 block of West Granville Avenue.
According to police scanner, Watts was wearing a ski mask at the time of the incident.
The girl was quickly found a few blocks away on Glenlake Avenue. She was then taken to Lurie Children's Hospital with unknown injuries.
Watts appeared at a detention hearing on Monday, where he was ordered held until his next court appearance on May 16.
An earlier report by Chicago police said the child was a 2-month-old.
The video above is from a previous report.