A preliminary hearing was set for Nov. 29 for Kozaczek, who does not have legal custody of her child.
Cheryl Kozaczek's booking photo
EMPORIA, Va. — Westfield resident Cheryl Kozaczek, who triggered an Amber Alert on Wednesday when she fled with her 3-month-old baby, was ordered held without bail Thursday following her arraignment in a Virginia court on a charge of child neglect.
An official at the Greensville County Commonwealth Attorney’s office in Virginia said a preliminary hearing will be held Nov. 29. No bail was set.
Police said Kozaczek, 28, took her daughter, Gaebria Kozaczek, from her parents’ home on Woodmont Street in Westfield about 1 a.m. and headed south.
Kozaczek does not have legal custody of her child.
State police, fearful for the baby’s safety, triggered an Amber Alert. Their counterparts in Virginia stopped the vehicle at 2:50 p.m.
The baby was not harmed, police said.
Westfield police, while Kozaczek was still missing, issued a warrant for her arrest on charges of larceny of a motor vehicle and kidnapping of a minor by a relative.
Cayenne Isaksen, Director of Public Affairs for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, said the department has custody of the child and is arranging for her safe return to Massachusetts.