(Associated Press) - A 47-year-old Lakeville woman charged with kidnapping her own children has been held on $50,000 bail.

Not guilty pleas were entered on behalf of Valerie McGrath at her arraignment Tuesday on charges of kidnapping and reckless endangerment.

Police say McGrath picked up her 7-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son Sunday afternoon from their father's Lakeville home with his permission. The father, Steven Carrigan, has sole custody.

Carrigan notified police after McGrath didn't return the children at an agreed-upon time.

She was arrested Monday when her rented vehicle was spotted at a McDonald's drive-thru in Raynham.

The children were unharmed.

Police said they found a suicide note in McGrath's vehicle.

McGrath's attorney said his client's behavior were the "actions of a desperate mom who feared for the safety of her children."

 

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