Two men were sentenced in federal court this week after prosecutors say they abducted a 2-year-old from a St. Louis County apartment in August 2023. Cam’ron Henderson was given a 1,230-month federal term, while Kendal “KD” White received a 20-year sentence. Authorities say the pair forced their way into the mother’s apartment, assaulted her and fled with the child, prompting an Amber Alert. The toddler was missing for roughly two hours before being returned to family members.
As reported by FOX2, the sentences followed guilty pleas and proceedings in federal court, with the judge effectively handing Henderson what amounts to more than a century behind bars and White two decades in custody. FOX2’s coverage also includes courtroom details and statements from prosecutors about how the case unfolded and ultimately reached sentencing.
Prosecutors’ account of the abduction
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri, the incident began on Aug. 10, 2023, when White, Henderson and others were searching for a man they believed had taken firearms and eventually arrived at the victim’s mother’s apartment. Prosecutors say the pair kicked in the door while armed and, when the man they were looking for was not inside, White demanded that the mother hand over her daughter. He then struck her with a gun before seizing the toddler. Prosecutors say an Amber Alert identified the Hyundai Elantra the suspects were driving, and that White paid three women to return the child to an uncle’s home after the vehicle was identified. The FBI and St. Louis County Police Department investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Szczucinski prosecuted the matter…