US EditionUtah mom seeking apology from young boy charged with child kidnapping
Shannon Marie Tufuga faces reduced second-degree felony charges for kidnapping and emotional abuse after forcing an 11-year-old boy to apologize for alleged bullying, officials said.
- Shannon Marie Tufuga, 40, was charged on Monday, March 23, in 4th District Court with child kidnapping and aggravated child abuse stemming from a September 2025 incident involving an 11-year-old boy.
- On September 17, 2025, Tufuga was 'driving around looking' for the child after alleging he bullied her son, stopped her vehicle in front of his bike, and forced him into her car without parental knowledge.
- After forcing the boy to apologize at her Provo home, Tufuga allegedly 'threatened to have her husband beat up' the child and warned him he was 'lucky she did not run over' his bike.
- Prosecutors reduced the charges from first-degree to second-degree felonies, determining the change 'would be in the interests of justice,' carrying a potential sentence of one to 15 years and a $10,000 fine.
- Tufuga is not currently in custody and faces a court hearing scheduled for April 30, while the incident caused the boy 'serious emotional distress' and 'high anxiety' requiring significant daily routine changes.
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