California surgeon, tried to kidnap her son, 12, by knocking out a court appointed chaperone during a supervised visit at a bowling alley then fled to Montana on a private jet
- Dr. Theresa Colosi, 55, was arrested earlier this month in Whitefish, Montana
- On December 8, she was in the middle of a supervised visit with her son when she attacked their court ordered chaperone
- The boy ran away and Colosi fled to a nearby airport where she had a jet waiting
- She had withdrawn $900,000 from her bank to charter the plane in a fake name
- Police caught up with Colosi in her rural hideaway and arrested her
- It is unclear why she needed a court ordered chaperone with her son
Dr. Theresa Colosi was arrested earlier this month
A California surgeon has been arrested for trying to kidnap her 12-year-old son after knocking out a court appointed chaperone during a supervised visit at a bowling alley then fleeing to Montana on a private jet.
Dr. Theresa Colosi, 55, was in the middle of a visit with her 12-year-old son shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 8 in the parking lot of Zodo’s Bowling and Beyond in Goleta, near Santa Barbara, when she began acting suspiciously, which caught the attention of a woman who had been tasked by the court with supervising their visit.
Seconds later, authorities say, Colosi swung a metal object at the woman, striking her in the head several times.
The woman told the boy to run for help, and Colosi began to follow the child but then ran to her car and fled the area, Santa Barbara County sheriff’s officials said.
Detectives later learned that Colosi had chartered a private jet that departed Lompoc Airport shortly before 11 a.m. to Glacier International Airport in Montana.
She had given away her belongings, withdrew $900,000 from her bank account and chartered the plane using fake names for herself, her son and her dog, leading detectives to believe she was trying to kidnap the boy, sheriff’s officials said.
Authorities coordinated with police in Whitefish, Montana, who conducted surveillance on Colosi’s suspected hideout.
Colosi was at this bowling alley in California with her son and a court appointed chaperone when she attacked the chaperone. The woman told the boy to run, which he did, and call for help. Colosi then fled the scene
The surgeon had withdrawn $900,000 from her bank account and was using a fake name to charter a plane from Lompoc Airport (above)
Three days later, detectives in Montana arrested her after she left the property in a cab.
Colosi was arrested in her Montana hideaway
She was extradited back to California last Thursday and is being held in the Santa Barbara County jail without bail.
She was charged Monday.
Colosi is facing attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, attempted kidnapping and attempted child-stealing charges, all felonies.
She also is charged with a misdemeanor count of violating a court order and possible sentencing enhancements on allegations that she inflicted great bodily injury and used a deadly weapon in the scheme, according to court records.
Colosi is a licensed physician in California who specializes in orthopedic surgery and oncology, according to the state medical board.
She also was credentialed to practice in Oregon until last year, when her license expired.