BUNNELL, Fla. — Following an extensive investigation led by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office MajorCase Unit, additional charges have been added — including kidnapping and child abuse — againstDarnell Hairston, a registered sexual offender who was found travelling in a vehicle with a juvenile whohad been previously reported missing
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BUNNELL, Fla. — Following an extensive investigation led by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office MajorCase Unit, additional charges have been added — including kidnapping and child abuse — againstDarnell Hairston, a registered sexual offender who was found travelling in a vehicle with a juvenile whohad been previously reported missing
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FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. —
A judge on Sunday denied bond for a registered sex offender accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old boy and holding him for several days in Flagler County, authorities said.
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Investigators said Hairston and two juveniles were inside the vehicle.
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Also in the truck was a 15-year-old boy who authorities said fled from deputies during the traffic stop, rammed a patrol vehicle and crashed. He faces multiple charges and is in the custody of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Investigators said the teen is being investigated as a possible co-conspirator.
Man accused of kidnapping, torturing 11-year-old denied bond in Flagler County
Darnell Hairston was arrested on the morning of New Year’s Eve and charged with six felonies, including kidnapping, aggravated child abuse, robbery with a firearm, strangulation, depriving the means of protection or communication, and resisting an officer with violence, according to Flagler County Sheriff’s Office records reviewed by PEOPLE
Boy, 11, Vanished from His Home. He Was Allegedly Found in Sex Offender's Car Days Later After Horrific Ordeal
A judge on Sunday denied bond for a registered sex offender accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old boy and holding him for several days in Flagler County, authorities said.
[snip]
Investigators said Hairston and two juveniles were inside the vehicle.
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Also in the truck was a 15-year-old boy who authorities said fled from deputies during the traffic stop, rammed a patrol vehicle and crashed. He faces multiple charges and is in the custody of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Investigators said the teen is being investigated as a possible co-conspirator.
Man accused of kidnapping, torturing 11-year-old denied bond in Flagler County
Darnell Hairston was arrested on the morning of New Year’s Eve and charged with six felonies, including kidnapping, aggravated child abuse, robbery with a firearm, strangulation, depriving the means of protection or communication, and resisting an officer with violence, according to Flagler County Sheriff’s Office records reviewed by PEOPLE
Boy, 11, Vanished from His Home. He Was Allegedly Found in Sex Offender's Car Days Later After Horrific Ordeal
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