COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A woman who is accused of kidnapping five-month-old twin boys in Columbus more than a year ago pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday.

A spokesperson for the U.S District Court of Southern Ohio said that Nalah Jackson pleaded guilty to two federal kidnapping charges during a hearing. The plea agreement calls for Jackson to spend the next 20 years in prison and 5 years probation following her release. A sentencing date has not been scheduled. Jackson was facing between 20 years to life in prison.

In December 2022, Jackson was accused of stealing a running car outside of a pizza shop that had two five-month-old twin boys inside.

The twins’ disappearance triggered a statewide, and then regional, Amber Alert, and Columbus police named Jackson as their prime suspect shortly after the twins were kidnapped.

While one baby was found the next day near Dayton International Airport, the other baby was found in the abandoned car in a restaurant parking lot in Indianapolis. Jackson was arrested a few hours before the second infant’s discovery, north of downtown Indianapolis. Two women told NBC4 they set a trap for Jackson that led to police finding her.

One of the babies died a little more than a month after being recovered. An autopsy could not determine the manner of death, but the coroner found that an unsafe sleeping environment could have contributed.

Jackson also faced charges locally and out-of-state. In April, she pleaded guilty in Franklin County court to receiving stolen property and theft in exchange for the reduction of a grand theft auto charge. Jackson also received a one-year sentence with 305 days suspended after being convicted of spitting on an Indiana deputy while being processed during her arrest.

At Wednesday’s hearing, the judge ruled that Jackson, 25, should be moved from her current jail because she is being held in protective custody, meaning she is in isolation 23 hours a day.