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Hunt for missing baby leads to kidnapping sitter and her abusive pastor husband, SC cops say
An Upstate pastor and his wife are facing charges after a mother told deputies her baby was kidnapped.
The Laurens County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a call Friday evening of a 2-month-old kidnapped after the infant's mother said the babysitter, Jennifer Bunting, had not returned her infant and stopped communicating with her.
Deputies found Bunting with the baby at a home in Joanna around midnight Friday.
Investigators learned that Bunting had smoked marijuana around the 2-month-old, and the child was taken to a hospital to be checked out and treated.
Bunting was charged with kidnapping and unlawful conduct towards a child. She is being held in the Laurens County Detention Center under a $45,000 bond.
During the investigation, deputies discovered that Buntings' husband, David English, was reportedly aware of his wife's drug addiction and had "participated in taking her to obtain illegal drugs on previous occasions."
Investigators also learned that English allegedly assaulted Bunting earlier that week during a dispute about her whereabouts, resulting in Bunting having injuries.
Babysitter accused of kidnapping baby, pastor arrested in Laurens Co.
Pastor helped wife get drugs, beat her after she kidnapped newborn she was babysitting, sheriff says
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VIDEO: Laurens County bond hearing for David English Jr.
An Upstate pastor and his wife are facing charges after a mother told deputies her baby was kidnapped.
The Laurens County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a call Friday evening of a 2-month-old kidnapped after the infant's mother said the babysitter, Jennifer Bunting, had not returned her infant and stopped communicating with her.
Deputies found Bunting with the baby at a home in Joanna around midnight Friday.
Investigators learned that Bunting had smoked marijuana around the 2-month-old, and the child was taken to a hospital to be checked out and treated.
Bunting was charged with kidnapping and unlawful conduct towards a child. She is being held in the Laurens County Detention Center under a $45,000 bond.
During the investigation, deputies discovered that Buntings' husband, David English, was reportedly aware of his wife's drug addiction and had "participated in taking her to obtain illegal drugs on previous occasions."
Investigators also learned that English allegedly assaulted Bunting earlier that week during a dispute about her whereabouts, resulting in Bunting having injuries.
Babysitter accused of kidnapping baby, pastor arrested in Laurens Co.
Pastor helped wife get drugs, beat her after she kidnapped newborn she was babysitting, sheriff says
Deputies: Preacher arrested for domestic violence three days after wife kidnaps baby
VIDEO: Laurens County bond hearing for David English Jr.
