Woman accused of kidnapping daughter denied bail

  • Christina Elmore
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  • Posted: Thursday, September 20, 2012 10:27 a.m.
    UPDATED: Thursday, September 20, 2012 12:21 p.m.
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Megan Briggs, 19, is charged with kidnapping her daughter from her parents' Summerville home in July 2012.

SUMMERVILLE - A woman who was accused of kidnapping her daughter in July was denied bail today.

Megan Briggs, 19, waived extradition Wednesday and was returned to Summerville from North Carolina on charges of first-degree burglary, kidnapping and grand larceny, police Capt. Jon Rogers said.

Police say Briggs entered her grandparents’ home early July 19, took her 2-year-old daughter out of bed, stole a digital camera, $20 from a wallet, and the couple’s 2003 Buick Century.

Briggs’ grandparents have custody of the girl and noticed her missing about 7:30 a.m.

The State Law Enforcement Division issued an Amber Alert about 11 a.m.

Authorities found mother and her daughter shortly before 1 p.m. in Haywood County, N.C., near the home of Briggs’ biological father.

Reach Christina Elmore at 937-5908 or at Twitter.com/celmorePC.

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