An armed mother in Iowa fended off two people who tried to take her son while she was on a Des Moines catwalk, drawing her gun, according to reports.
Fox station KDSM in Des Moines, Iowa, reported that two people, later identified as Michael Ernest Ross, 43, and Laurie Lynn Potter, 57, repeatedly walked past the door of Hubbell Tower Apartments on January 5.
Des Moines, Iowa police arrested Michael Ernest Ross and Laura Lynn Potter on January 5 for allegedly trying to steal Shay Lindberg’s son from him. The two were taken into custody after Lindberg drew a gun to defend himself.
(Polk County)
The department manager, Shay Lindberg, whose son was next to her, finally opened the door to ask Ross and Potter if there was a problem. Then one of the two tried to snatch the child from him, but Lindberg was armed.
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Sgt. Paul Parizek of the Des Moines Police Department told KDSM this was an example of someone legally owning a gun and doing something right with the gun.
“It certainly seems like the big tipping point here, the critical piece of keeping her son safe was the fact that she was legally armed with a gun, and she pulled it out and told them ‘let go of my son,'” Parizek said. . .
This file photo shows a Des Moines Police Department vehicle.
(Des Moines Police)
Lindberg then called Will Hunter of Per Mar Security Services, who recognized Potter based on the descriptions provided,
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Per Mar Security has monitored the skywalk since 2020, when the Skywalk Association hired the company in response to a couple being assaulted by a group of teenagers. The company told KDSM that they take the names of anyone who causes trouble there.
Hunter called the police, provided the names of Ross and Potter, and followed them until the police arrived to take care of the situation.
Des Moines police did not immediately respond to inquiries about the Sunday night incident.
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According to Polk County jail records, Potter and Ross were booked and charged with felony child theft on January 5.
Potter was on probation and was charged with two counts of violating his probation.
