Bay City woman gets prison time for kidnapping woman for $200 ransom

A Bay City woman will be spending up to the next decade in prison for her part in the kidnapping of an acquaintance for $200. Bay County Circuit Judge Joseph K. Sheeran this week sentenced Tracie V. Joyner, 31, to three to 10 years imprisonment, with credit for 119 days served. Joyner in January pleaded guilty to single counts of attempted kidnapping and attempted extortion. Though each count is a five-year felony, Joyner's penalty was increased due to her previous felony convictions. In exchange for her pleas, prosecutors dismissed single counts extortion and kidnapping and conspiracy to commit each of those crimes.

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