Category: kidnapping

Woman Suspected of Kidnapping Twin 5-Month-Olds Arrested

Indianapolis Police said a missing 5-month-old boy was found alive in a vehicle outside a pizza restaurant on Thursday, hours after the arrest of the woman suspected of stealing the car with the boy and his twin inside in Ohio. Five-month-old Kason Thomas was discovered alive inside a stolen 2010 Honda Accord near a Papa…


2nd Missing 5-Month-Old Twin Found; Suspect Charged With Kidnapping

Indianapolis Police said a missing 5-month-old boy was found alive in a vehicle outside a pizza restaurant on Thursday, hours after the arrest of the woman suspected of stealing the car with the boy and his twin inside in Ohio. Five-month-old Kason Thomas was discovered alive inside a stolen 2010 Honda Accord near a Papa…


Woman Suspected of Kidnapping 5-Month-Old Twins Arrested; 2nd Missing Baby Found

Indianapolis Police said a missing 5-month-old boy was found alive in a vehicle outside a pizza restaurant on Thursday, hours after the arrest of the woman suspected of stealing the car with the boy and his twin inside in Ohio. Five-month-old Kason Thomas was discovered alive inside a stolen 2010 Honda Accord near a Papa…


Judge Denies Bid for New Trial in Whitmer Kidnapping Case

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—A federal judge has denied a new trial request by two men convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Lawyers for Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. alleged misconduct by a juror and unfairness by U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker following their conviction by a federal jury in August. Jonker…


4 Kidnapped, Including Teen Girl and Baby, in California; 2 Suspect in Custody

WESTMINSTER, Calif.—Two suspects are in custody after they allegedly kidnapped four people, including a teenage girl and a 6-month-old baby, last week in Southern California, authorities said. Officers found the 14-year-old girl and the baby uninjured inside a hotel room in Costa Mesa early Thursday morning after the two adults who also were kidnapped managed…


Admitted Pedophile on Trial for Kidnapping Dies in Custody

FRESNO, Calif.—A self-proclaimed pedophilia advocate and accused kidnapper who was on trial for allegedly grooming a 12-year-old California girl has died in custody in Arizona, according to public records. Nathan Larson was arrested in 2020 by authorities who said they caught him flying across the country with the girl who he had persuaded to run…


California Man Charged in Family’s Kidnapping, Slaying

MERCED, Calif.—Prosecutors on Monday charged a California man in the kidnapping and killings of an 8-month-old baby, her parents, and uncle. Jesus Salgado is accused of kidnapping the family at gunpoint from their trucking business on Oct. 3. Authorities say Salgado, a former employee with a longstanding dispute, likely killed them within an hour. Their…


US Jury Convicts Man in Deadly Alabama Kidnapping of Child

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An Alabama man was convicted Friday on two federal charges in a 2019 kidnapping that led to the death of a 3-year-old girl, whose disappearance from a Birmingham birthday party led to 10 days of frantic searches. Patrick Devone Stallworth, 42, was convicted on the two kidnapping counts and faces a sentence of…


Men Convicted in Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Seek New Trial Over Juror Reportedly Wanting to ‘Hang’ Defendants

The two men convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s governor moved on Sept. 8 for a new trial over alleged juror misconduct and judicial interference. One of the jurors, whose name has not been made public, said before the trial started that he hoped to serve on the jury and would make sure the defendants…


Man Charged With Kidnapping Missing Memphis Teacher Served 20 Years in Prison for Previous Kidnapping

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—The man charged with kidnapping a Tennessee woman jogging near the University of Memphis last week spent 20 years behind bars for a previous kidnapping. U.S. Marshals arrested 38-year-old Cleotha Abston on Saturday after police detected his DNA on a pair of sandals found near to where Eliza Fletcher was last seen, according to…