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Tammy Silas In Federal Court For Kidnapping Baby Yair

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The woman accused of kidnapping a newborn baby after stabbing his mother has been scheduled for federal court Tuesday afternoon.

Tammy Silas, 39, has been scheduled for a detention and preliminary hearing Tuesday.

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Police said Silas stabbed Maria Gurrolla at her South Nashville home on Sept. 29 and then stole her 4-day-old baby Yair Carillo.

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Silas was arrested four days later in Ardmore, Ala., and police brought her back to Nashville to face federal kidnapping charges.

Silas faces life in prison if convicted.