an emotional first day of sentencing for
Gloria Williams the woman who pleaded
guilty to kidnapping in Jacksonville
newborn 20 years ago and raising the
child as her own the girl's biological
mother takes the stand pushing for the
maximum punishment that woman who gave
birth to Kamiya Mobley broke down
telling the court that just hours after
her daughter was born Gloria Williams
came into her room dressed like a nurse
took the baby's temperature and walked
out with her that was back in 1998 at
University Hospital which is now UF
health Jacksonville this is the poster
that was circulated after the kidnapping
as police hoped someone would come
forward with information about where the
baby could be found the reward was
$250,000 but the abduction went unsolved
until January of last year the girl is
now an adult and believed growing up
that Williams was her mother we have two
crews covering the latest chapter in
this legal drama we begin with news for
Jax reporter Scott Johnson live at the
Duval County Courthouse gun
a lot of testimony here today
particularly Kamiya Mobley's biological
parents of course she now goes by the
name alexis man ago which is how she was
raised by Gloria Williams they testified
to the judge they want Williams to get
the maximum possible punishment Shannara
Mobley took the stand 20 years after her
daughter Kamiya was kidnapped
it doesn't yield now I'm still hurting
when you did you reaching out to my
child that is my child I am your mother
Camille
I am your mother did you feel that the
sheriff's office and/or the greater
community was blaming you was looking at
you I was raised the kidnapper Gloria
Williams sat mostly expressionless as
Mobley testified occasionally wiping her
eyes saying Williams has not apologized
do you recommend the maximum sentence
that the court can give oath for us
because I need her away from my child I
wish I could do a no-contact order too
because if I got if I if me and my child
let show giggling I need her away a far
away where she cannot contact my baby
well my baby can't even get to her I
like sis's biological father also took
the stand echoing her mom that the
community always viewed them with
suspicion every day up until they found
Kamiya we was to me a suspect
and I'm now hearing that Alexis mana go
kamiya Mobley may but may not be
testifying tomorrow instead they will
just be using her prior statements that
she is made Gloria Williams likely will
take the stand tomorrow things start up
again around 10:30 in the morning we'll
have it streaming live at News 4 Jax
common one of the most chilling parts to
come out of all of this was hearing
different people describe how Gloria
Williams went into that hospital room
pretending to be a nurse spending hours
inside the hospital room even praying
over the baby before she said the baby
needed tests she needed to step out for
a few minutes only she never came back
we're live downtown at the Duval County
Courthouse Scott Johnson Channel four
the local station thank you Scott now
the first witness called today was
Charles Mann ago who was living with
Gloria Williams when she brought home a
baby in 1998 today we learned new
details about how he says Williams made
him believe alexis was their child
together News four jacks reporter Janice
Harris was in court during the testimony
and she's joining us live with what else
man ago said during the testimony Jenice
charles man ago says he is still
heartbroken that Kamiya who goes still
by alexis men ago is not his daughter
charles man ago said Gloria Williams
fooled him into believing he was Kamiya
Mobley's father for the last 18 years
she had me under leave that I had shower
after the kidnapping the baby was raised
as Alexa Matt ago carrying his last name
January 12th 2017 he found out it was
all a lie as Kamiya and her real mother
and father continue to grieve missing
special moments in her life January 12th
last year 2017 I got a call from
detective Glynn out of Jacksonville yes
he called me and notified me about a
missing child report man ago says he's
devastated for the last years just it's
just been one one nightmare Stovall
no offense to the Mobley family or takin
family of course this just took me by
storm you know for 18 years I've I was
known to have a beautiful child
beautiful daughter Alexis she still it
got in my heart she still is my child I
love her to death
where's kennings playing how few a pain
that may never heal but could put
Williams in prison for 20 years
Williams is facing up to 22 years for
the kidnapping charge and up to five
years for interfering with custody we
don't know if judge Marian AAHA will
make the decision within the next week
or if she will make it tomorrow after
hearing more testimony possibly tomorrow
morning
live the Duval County Courthouse Shanice
Harris channel 4 the local station