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This Thursday Sept. 14, 2017 photo provided by the Joplin Police Department in Joplin, Mo., shows Lasonya Poindexter. Poindexter, a Missouri day care provider has been charged with taking a baby to Arkansas to arrange for her adoption without the knowledge of the girl's parents. Poindexter, of Joplin, was charged with attempted kidnapping Thursday. (Joplin Police Department photo via AP)

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