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Newhall Kidnapping Suspect Due Back In Court Next Month

A Canyon Country man who pleaded not guilty Wednesday to kidnapping a 3-year-old girl from her Newhall home in front of a family member is due back in court next month.


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Ethan Odom, 37, of Santa Clarita, stands accused of first degree burglary with a person present, which is known as a “hot prowl,” kidnapping with a special allegation of a victim under the age of 14 and attempted kidnapping for a child under 14.

Odom would face a maximum sentence of 13 years and four months in state prison if he’s convicted of all charges.

He’s due back in court Feb. 24. He.s being held in lieu of $285,000 bail.

 The kidnapping arrest earned national attention because of the unusual nature of the allegations. Odom reportedly had no connection to the family of the victim.

Odom allegedly walked up to the window, called the girl over and then grabbed her and ran down the street, according to witness accounts.

The alleged abduction, which took place on Arch Street, near the intersection of 5th and Race streets, was reported at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Family members chased the suspect and were able to regain custody of the girl, as deputies worked to set up a containment of the area. The 3-year-old girl was not harmed.

The criminal complaint against Odom also acknowledges a previous felony conviction for receiving stolen property.

Odom’s rap sheet dates back to 2001, according to online court records, starting with a petty theft conviction on Aug. 28, 2001. In June 2002, he has a theft-related conviction for a violation of penal code section 666.

In November 2003, Odom was convicted on a fraud charge, California Penal Code section 470(A).

In 2004, he was convicted on two counts of drug possession. In 2006, he was convicted on a public intoxication charge.

In 2007, he was convicted of another violation of section 666, a theft-related charge, and then in October 2007, there was another theft-related conviction for a violation of 484(a) in the California Penal Code.

In June 2008, he was convicted of driving under the influence. Four months later, Odom was convicted of driving with a license suspended due to a DUI conviction in October 2008.

In May 2011, Odom was convicted of receiving stolen property, 496(b).

In September 2013, he was convicted of a public intoxication charge 647(f).

On Nov. 3, 2014, prosecutors filed a 666(a) charge, which used to be a felony conviction with a mandatory state prison sentence. Prior to Proposition 47, a defendant would be charged with 666(a) if he or she had at least three prior petty theft convictions.

However, Proposition 47 eliminated the 666(a) charge and Odom was convicted of a misdemeanor petty theft charge [484(a)] on Nov. 24.

In that case, he was sentenced to a petty theft charge for stealing from Cafe 70s, and he was sentenced to 25 days in jail.

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Newhall Kidnapping Suspect Due Back In Court Next Month

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Perry Smith is a print and broadcast journalist who has won several awards for his focused, hyperlocal community coverage in several different regions of the country. In addition to five years of experience covering the Santa Clarita Valley, Smith, a San Fernando Valley native, has worked in newspapers and news websites in Los Angeles, the Northwest, the Central Valley and the South, before coming to KHTS in 2012. To contact Smith, email him at Perry@hometownstation.com.