County spokeswoman Amie Downs said there was nothing to release beyond what was in the statements police had already issued about the abduction, the Amber Alert and the arrest.
It is not clear what relationship, if any, exists among Mr. Johnson, his daughter and Ms. Nancy.
Penn Hills woman charged in child abduction tells cops father sold daughter; his family denies it
Well if she wasn't working for Uber or Lyft that night and was working solo off the books from either company, she had to receive the call to go pick them up somehow, and clearly Johnson had her number as he told police he tried calling Nancy several times after she drove off before phoning police. I will be curious to know how they know one another. I think it will be key in resolving this case.
ETA did finally find an answer to the who of the friend. Named in this article linked above.
He said he was riding in Ms. Nancy’s Yaris with a friend of his, identified as Justin Rouse, and Nalani. At Bryant and Clay, Mr. Johnson told police, he got out and went to get his daughter from the back seat, but Ms. Nancy drove away, according to the complaint.
The toddler was in a child safety seat in the back of the car. It was not clear from the complaint where Mr. Johnson’s friend was at the time.
