MEMPHIS, Tenn. - (01/05/06) -- A young woman was arrested Tuesdayafter she stole a 2003 Land Rover with her two-year-old daughter inthe back, then tried to rob the drive-thru teller at nearbyKimberly Clark CU with the baby on her lap. The mother drove up tothe teller window and said she had a bomb attached to her, and thata male accomplice was in another car with a gun. The woman droveaway when the teller refused to give her money, but was arrested ashort while later when after credit union employees followed herand called police with her location. The baby was taken out of thevehicle unharmed and released to family members while the mother,who was identified as Meshay Wheaton, was taken intocustody.
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