(KAIR)--The alleged kidnapping of a 4-year-old child who was playing outside a residence sends one Atchison woman to jail.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson said it was 9:45 Sunday morning when officers went to 900 block of South Fifth to investigate a female attempting to kidnap a child.

“Officers arriving one the scene saw a female running from the area but not with the child,” Wilson said. “A foot pursuit ensued, and 35-year-old Rebekah Green was apprehended a short distance away.”

Officers determined Green had grabbed the child and ran with the child a distance away. When family members observed what was happening, they yelled at Green to put the child down.

Wilson said she did, but then attempted to coax the child across the street.

The victim nor the victim's family did not know Green and were not acquainted with her.

“There were remarks made from the suspect toward the family members as the family members yelled for her to put the child down,” Wilson said. “Those threats that were made, among other factors, caused this charge to be kidnapping at this point,” Wilson said.

Along with kidnapping, Wilson says Green faces a charge of obstructing legal process.

Wilson said a motive as to why Green grabbed the child is unknown at this point.

“If the family had not intervened and realized what was happening, if police officers hadn't arrived at the scene quickly to apprehend her running from the scene, who knows what would have happened,” Wilson said. “Fortunately, the child is safe.”

Green was booked into the Atchison County Jail.