Woman pretends to be from CPS in an attempt to abduct child

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An Ohio woman who had been drinking beer all day is accused of trying to lure a 4-year-old boy away from his home by pretending to be a Child Protective Services worker.

Lisa Nacrelli was arrested by Norwood, Ohio police after asking a child sitting on a bicycle outside his home to come to her house, Cincinnati station WCPO reports.

The 44-year-old suspect reportedly confessed in a court document that she’d been drinking beer since she woke up, walked to a grocer to get more, then saw the boy on her way home. She claims to have made up a story about being a CPS agent to “scare” the child’s parents, whom the suspect didn’t think were properly supervising their child.

Jaimie Spradlin, the boy’s mom, wrote about the harrowing incident on Facebook, where she included video of the alleged predator filmed by a home security camera.

“This woman tried to kidnap my child and posed as a CPS worker,” she wrote. “I was very proud of my son for coming to get me. Too close for comfort.”

In the video, Nacrelli can be seen stroking the boy’s head and back as she speaks to him around 4 p.m. Saturday. After a few minutes, the child goes into the house to get his mother. When Spradlin comes out to address the suspect, Nacrelli allegedly identifies herself as a child services worker.

“She shows me a badge that says her name,” Spradlin told WCPO. “She proceeds to rattle off my children’s names.”

Spradlin said Nacrelli asked to inspect the family’s home, claiming someone filed a complaint against them. She then reportedly left without providing contact information.

The Spradlins said they were able to confirm their visitor didn’t work for CPS. The boy’s mom alleges Nacrelli asked her son to come to the suspect’s nearby home three times.

WCPO reports Nacrelli has previous arrests linked to drinking. She was held on $10,000 bond.

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“She shows me a badge that says her name,” Spradlin told WCPO. “She proceeds to rattle off my children’s names.”