Nicole Terry Thomas, 56, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 13 in connection with the alleged abduction attempt from a residence in Lakeland, Fla., the Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
FL - Woman Allegedly Pretended to Be Child Protective Services Employee to Kidnap 9-Year-Old From Babysitter - Lakeland, 13 Feb 2026
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Nicole Terry Thomas, 56, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 13 in connection with the alleged abduction attempt from a residence in Lakeland, Fla., the Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
That is messed up. Looks like she was charged with 4 counts attempted kidnapping for threatening to remove the other children if the babysitter didnt comply.
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The following is an excerpt from Nicole Thomas’ arrest affidavit:
I conducted a sworn recorded interview with Nyasia Brooks, who was babysitting (VICTIM), when (VICTIM) came into the residence and advised DCF was outside with his mom and was trying to take him from the residence. Nyasia advised someone then knocked on the front door and front window passing the curtilage of the residence advising she was a DCF case manager and was at the residence to pick up (VICTIM) and take him to his mother. Nyasia advised once she told Ms. Thomas she was not taking (VICTIM) anywhere, she then threatened Nyasia stating she was going to remove all of the children from the home. Ms. Thomas proceeded to the end of the drive way and made a phone call to which she advised she would be working late due finding homes for all of the children she was going to be removing from the residence at (REDACTED). At no point did Ms. Thomas present a DCF business card or proof or employment when requested. Nyasia also instructed Ms. Thomas several time to leave the property, however she refused to do so and called 911. The following children were inside the residence: (VICTIM 2), (VICTIM 3), and (VICTIM 4).
The boy’s biological mother has been diagnosed with mental disabilities, and does not have custody of her son. During an interview with detectives, she said that she knew Nicole Thomas through her church where Thomas told her that she worked for DCF, and she would be able to help get the mother’s life back on track, to include getting custody of her son.
“In what was probably the only smart thing she said or did that afternoon, Nicole Thomas admitted to detectives that she should have known better. She impersonated a government employee, threatened to take four children, and even called 911 to try to get a deputy to help her pull it all off. I’d say she didn’t clearly think that one through.” – Grady Judd, Sheriff.
Fake child protective services employee arrested by PCSO after attempting to “remove” a child from a Lakeland residence
Nicole Terry Thomas was detained after she personally called 911 to ask for police help in removing children from the home.
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According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Thomas falsely identified herself as an employee of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) during the incident.
Nyasia Brooks, 28, was babysitting four children at her residence when a 9-year-old came inside, saying that his mother and a DCF worker were outside.
Woman arrested for posing as DCF worker in attempted kidnapping of 9-year-old, deputies say
According to officials, thesituation was complicated by the fact that the boy’s mother, who knows Thomas through their church, had been led to believe that Thomas could help her regain custody of her son.
[snip]
Officials noted that Thomas has a prior criminal history that includes charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault, battery, and theft.
Fake DCF employee accused of trying to kidnap 9-year-old boy
So this lady, who has faced charges for previous kidnapping, conned this noncustodial mentally disabled mother into believing she was a case worker and then attempted to kidnap the woman's child from his babysitter so she could singlehandedly reunite the two. WOW. She's something else.
I conducted a sworn recorded interview with Nyasia Brooks, who was babysitting (VICTIM), when (VICTIM) came into the residence and advised DCF was outside with his mom and was trying to take him from the residence. Nyasia advised someone then knocked on the front door and front window passing the curtilage of the residence advising she was a DCF case manager and was at the residence to pick up (VICTIM) and take him to his mother. Nyasia advised once she told Ms. Thomas she was not taking (VICTIM) anywhere, she then threatened Nyasia stating she was going to remove all of the children from the home. Ms. Thomas proceeded to the end of the drive way and made a phone call to which she advised she would be working late due finding homes for all of the children she was going to be removing from the residence at (REDACTED). At no point did Ms. Thomas present a DCF business card or proof or employment when requested. Nyasia also instructed Ms. Thomas several time to leave the property, however she refused to do so and called 911. The following children were inside the residence: (VICTIM 2), (VICTIM 3), and (VICTIM 4).
The boy’s biological mother has been diagnosed with mental disabilities, and does not have custody of her son. During an interview with detectives, she said that she knew Nicole Thomas through her church where Thomas told her that she worked for DCF, and she would be able to help get the mother’s life back on track, to include getting custody of her son.
“In what was probably the only smart thing she said or did that afternoon, Nicole Thomas admitted to detectives that she should have known better. She impersonated a government employee, threatened to take four children, and even called 911 to try to get a deputy to help her pull it all off. I’d say she didn’t clearly think that one through.” – Grady Judd, Sheriff.
Fake child protective services employee arrested by PCSO after attempting to “remove” a child from a Lakeland residence
Nicole Terry Thomas was detained after she personally called 911 to ask for police help in removing children from the home.
[snip]
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Thomas falsely identified herself as an employee of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) during the incident.
Nyasia Brooks, 28, was babysitting four children at her residence when a 9-year-old came inside, saying that his mother and a DCF worker were outside.
Woman arrested for posing as DCF worker in attempted kidnapping of 9-year-old, deputies say
According to officials, thesituation was complicated by the fact that the boy’s mother, who knows Thomas through their church, had been led to believe that Thomas could help her regain custody of her son.
[snip]
Officials noted that Thomas has a prior criminal history that includes charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault, battery, and theft.
Fake DCF employee accused of trying to kidnap 9-year-old boy
So this lady, who has faced charges for previous kidnapping, conned this noncustodial mentally disabled mother into believing she was a case worker and then attempted to kidnap the woman's child from his babysitter so she could singlehandedly reunite the two. WOW. She's something else.
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