Once again a perfect example of biased reporting in the media...leaving out the ending gives a completely different 'spin' to this whole story...
As the 'other relatives' that this little girl was released to were her father's parents...
Her MOTHER, who had custody of this little girl BEFORE she was kidnapped, at gunpoint, by her father...HER MOTHER was threaten with arrest by Tennessee (even though they didn't even have jurisdiction, as the mother, father and child lived in Kentucky where the child was kidnapped from) the mother was threatened with arrest, IF she even tried to see her child...
AND the father was released on bond, where he is probably right now at his parents' home allowed to see this little girl he kidnapped on a daily basis, while her custodial mother was forced to return home without her daughter...
Kentucky is currently in court trying to force Tennessee to relinguish jurisdiction of this little girl BACK to Kentucky where it belongs and return this child to her mother...WHERE SHE BELONGS...
BUT once again we see where a mother's rights (as well as the child's rights) were totally disregarded...totally, and reading that story would NEVER have told us that...
The bottom line is that who knows WHEN and really IF that mother will EVER get her child back...Who knows...
It's outrageous really...
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Local officers arrest Kentucky man involved in Amber Alert abduction
By: John B. CarpenterSource: The Herald-News 11-24-2004
A 6-year-old Kentucky girl who was allegedly kidnapped from her mother Monday, was found safe and sound in Dayton early Tuesday morning. Her father was arrested for stealing a truck in Kentucky, and other charges may be pending.
The Tennessee Department of Safety issued an Amber Alert Monday for the 6-year-old girl, who was allegedly taken from her home in Lexington, Ky., at gunpoint Monday by her father, Lance Franklin Spurlock, 29. Police suspected that Spurlock might be headed for Rhea County where he has family.
At about 11 p.m. Monday, local police received information that Spurlock and his daughter were at a residence in Dayton.
Dayton Police officers Jeff Hill and Rocky Hill and Rhea County Deputy Davin Payne went to the home shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday where they took Spurlock into custody without incident.
Jeff Hill arrested Spurlock on a warrant from Jackson County, Ky., for the unlawful taking of a vehicle worth more than $500. The officers located the stolen 2003 Ford Ranger at the home.
Officers also found a loaded 9mm semiautomatic pistol at the home, but Spurlock was able to produce a valid Kentucky concealed carry permit for the weapon.
Spurlock was arraigned in Rhea County General Sessions Court Tuesday morning. He was released from the Rhea County Jail on a $25,000 bond shortly thereafter.
Spurlock’s daughter was released into the custody of family members Tuesday, according to Jeff Hill.
Additional charges against Spurlock may be pending in Kentucky.
John Carpenter can be reached at jcarpenter@xtn.net.
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