Erie, PA – While his ex-wife was at work, a Michigan man allegedly kidnapped their 7-year-old daughter from her Pennsylvania home and threatened her mother with chilling violence before turning himself in three days later.
Jafar Almaarej, 39, appeared at a police station around 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday after allegedly violating a protection order and abducting his daughter during a custody visit in Millcreek Township, a suburb of Erie. Police said Almaarej had been barred from contacting the child or her mother but was nonetheless allowed to see her Sunday while the mother went to work.
Shortly after, the woman received a text from Almaarej saying he was leaving with the girl. In a follow-up message, he allegedly warned that if she involved police, “they would have to search for their bones,” according to Detective Adam Hardner…