Two arrested for kidnapping in Texas, 5 children recovered

Whitney, Tx ( FOX 44 ) – Two people wanted out of the state of Massachusetts, along with five missing children, have been found in Whitney.

The Hill County Sheriff’s Office reports they were contacted by authorities in Massachusetts that the people involved might be staying at a residence in the area. Sheriff’s Office investigators and members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force were able to locate and positively identify the two wanted persons in the 200 block of Bluegrass Street in Whitney. They were taken into custody without incident and booked into the Hill County Jail where they will remain pending extradition on multiple counts of kidnapping.

Five children ranging from nine months to ten years of age were found with the arrested parties. All children were found unharmed and placed into the custody of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services…

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