Thomas Woods, Suspect in Attempted Child Abduction Had Prior Criminal Record

The man accused of trying to abduct a little girl from a Bremen Walmart had a criminal background.

Thomas Woods, 25, allegedly grabbed Brittney Baxter and tried to carry her away on Wednesday. Surveillance footage captured the abduction attempt.

Authorities say Woods was on state probation under the Department of Corrections as part of a 2004 prison sentence for voluntary manslaughter, according to DeKalb County District Attoey Robert James. Woods – then 17 – was accused of shooting and killing his 61-year-old uncle, James Price, according to the indictment from October 2004.

Brittney Baxter

Woods led authorities to his uncle’s body, which was buried in the backyard of his father’s home in Tucker. Woods’ father pleaded guilty to concealing a death.

Neighbors said Woods’ father moved into a camper in Austell several months ago. They said Thomas Woods moved last fall.
Woods is currently being held in the Haralson County Jail on charges of attempted kidnapping.