Kidnapped Baby Safe, Abductors In Custody

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are working with detectives in Virginia to piece together information about the abduction of a 3-month-old girl and the capture of the kidnapping suspects in Charlotte. WSOC-TV Babys Father Arrives Baby's father arrives in Charlotte to take his child back to Virginia Beach.

Virginia Police Spokeswoman Rene Ball said the three were seen in Norfolk Tuesday evening, boarding a bus bound for Charlotte.

Ashley Long said nothing as police led her into custody. The 20-year-old and her boyfriend, 32-year-old James Snyder, are accused of kidnapping an infant in Virginia and bringing the baby to Charlotte.

"They were taking real good care of the baby, and seemed real devoted to it," said church volunteer Tom Bethune.

Bethune met the couple at Providence United Methodist Church, where they brought 3-month-old Cheyenne Cienewicz Wednesday night.

Long and Snyder were among the 14 people who slept at the church with the "Room at the Inn" program.

"The baby in question slept through the night and was very good," said Bethune. VIDEO: Police Arrest Abductors Of Virginia Infant

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Ashley Long was a homeless woman who had been hired as the infant's baby sitter three weeks ago. She disappeared from Virgina Beach on Tuesday night and took a bus to Charlotte.

And then, Thursday morning, someone at the church saw Long's picture on TV. She approached church volunteers and said she wanted to call 911 to turn herself in.

"She knew she was on the news about a kidnapped baby and that this baby was not kidnapped," said Bethune.

Instead, Bethune said Long claimed she was helping the baby by bringing it to Charlotte.

"They were concerned about the baby's safety and felt it was best they kept the baby," he said.

Officials are not saying why the couple ended up in Charlotte.

The baby was taken to the hospital just as a precaution. She is in very good condition.

Tom Cieniewicz, the infant's father, is traveling from Virginia Beach to Charlotte to pick up his child.