The judge said the child's mother is the mastermind in what he called a kidnapping scheme that involved guns, death threats, and even leveraging her child's location for her own release.

Three suspects are charged in the kidnapping of a 2-year-old girl in Chicago; among them is the child's mother. They allegedly committed armed home invasion and stole a vehicle. The child was found unharmed.

A 2-year-old girl who was abducted at gunpoint early Wednesday during a home invasion on the city's South Side has been safely located, authorities said.