Mom of Rejected Girl Kidnaps 11-Year-Old Boy and Forces Him to Apologize to Her | Crime Alert 10AM 03.25.26

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I'm Drew Nelson, a Utah mother is now facing felony charges after police say she forced

an 11-year-old boy into her car and made him apologize for allegedly bullying her daughter.

Shen and Marie Tefuga, age 40, of Provo, was charged with child kidnapping and aggravated

child abuse in connection with the September 17th, 2025 incident.

Prosecutors filed the charges as second-degree felonies.

Court records show she remains out of custody and has a court hearing scheduled in Provo.

Investigators say Tefuga spent time driving around her neighborhood looking for the boy

she believed was bullying her child.

They say she found him riding his bike and stopped her vehicle in front of him, charging

document state she made the boy get into her car and drove him to her home without his

parents' knowledge.

Police say she brought the boy inside and made him apologize to her daughter.

After that, authorities alleged she threatened him, telling him her husband could beat him

up and then he was lucky she did not run over his bike.

The boy's mother is now speaking about what she says led up to the encounter.

In an interview with KSL, Amber Lee Kalatso describes ongoing issues between the children.

One day he got fed up with the fact that she just doesn't leave him alone.

Kalatso describes what she says happened when Tefuga confronted her son.

Grabbed him by the arm and said he was going with her to apologize to her daughter and

she put him in her vehicle and took him to her home and sat him on her couch.

He says her son eventually made it back home on his own.

According to court documents, the child suffered serious emotional distress.

They say he now has high anxiety and has had to change his daily routine.

Authorities say the case is now moving through the court system.

Kalatso says she believes the situation could have been handled differently if they had

just acted like mature adults.

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The California man who stalked a woman for weeks and broke into her home while she

slept has now been sentenced to more than six years in prison for sexual assault.

Cristiano Salorio, H-28 of Modesto, was sentenced to six years and eight months in state prison

after being convicted of felony stalking and breaking into a residence with the intent

to commit a sex act.

Prosecutors say he played it no contest at the charges.

He now faces a bid of the maximum sentence.

Authorities say the behavior began in February of last year when Salorio saw the woman at

her workplace and, quote, immediately became obsessed with her.

Prosecutors say he showed up multiple times a day.

He waited outside.

He tried to approach her as she left.

They say he asked her out several times and even sent her a letter saying he, quote,

wanted to take her to Mexico.

Investigators say the harassment lasted for weeks.

During that time, they say he learned where she lived.

Investigators say on the night of May 21st, after the woman's father left the home, Salorio

broke inside.

The woman was asleep in her bedroom.

She woke up to find him there.

Authorities say Salorio was sucking her toes and trying to get into her bed.

Prosecutors say the woman stayed calm and tried to deescalate the situation, quote, although

terrified, the victim managed to talk with Salorio in a friendly demeanor in an attempt

to keep him calm and deescalate his actions.

Many members then entered the room.

They demanded he leave.

Investigators say Salorio fled the home.

The woman called law enforcement right away.

Deputies identified him and arrested him within hours.

Prosecutors say Salorio later admitted he broke into the home to approach the woman.

The case moved forward on stalking and burglary charges tied to intent to commit a sex act.

The deputy district attorney who handled the case says the victim's actions helped prevent

the situation from escalating further.

After Vita Palasuelo states, quote, the victim was incredibly brave and did all the right

things to get him to leave her alone.

A Missouri man is charged after investigators say he pointed a gun at a woman's head and

threatened to kill her cat during a heated argument.

Robert Russell, 18, of Eldon, is facing charges in Miller County of second-degree domestic

assault and unlawful use of a weapon.

He was arrested and later released from jail after posting a $25,000 bond according

to KMIZ.

Investigators say the incident happened Sunday following what court documents state was

it dispute tied to a memorial for Russell's father.

The victim recorded part of the confrontation.

The probable cause statement says the recording lasted about 18 minutes and captured Russell

making threats to kill the cat and assault the victim.

Investigators say Russell was holding a gun during that recording.

The victim told deputies he pointed a glock at the back of her head during the argument.

Court records also describe a prior incident days earlier.

The victim reported that Russell choked her during an assault on March 17.

Authorities say the victim later provided more evidence.

She emailed additional audio recordings along with photos showing her bruised hands, thigh,

rib area, and forearm from previous altercations.

The case is now moving through the court system in Miller County.

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