Chontelle Shirk gets prison for trying to kidnap son, thefts – A woman was sentenced to prison for a wild crime spree in which she stole a friend’s car, destroyed a century-old barn, stole another vehicle, and tried to kidnap her own son.
Chontelle Melissa Shirk, 41, must spend six to 12 years behind bars for the chaotic events of Nov. 21, 2021, a judge ruled Monday.
Chontelle Shirk stole two vehicles and burned down a barn before she attempted to kidnap her son, prosecutors said. (Mugshot: Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office)Chontelle Shirk gets prison for trying to kidnap son, thefts
Prosecutors in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, said it all started when she was riding in a friend’s vehicle as a passenger in the township of Carlisle.
“Shirk suddenly yelled for Kaitlin to get out of the car and began to act irrational,” prosecutors wrote. “Kaitlin was physically forced out of the car by Shirk and Shirk drove off with the vehicle.”
She drove that same car into a barn in Penn Township. Shirk set fire to that structure. The flames swallowed the “historic barn,” which had been built in the early 1900s. The fire also claimed many bales of hay and the stolen car.
