N.C., age 11, was the subject of a Silver Alert in Indiana on December 30, 2023. Hours later the Silver Alert was canceled, and the Wells County Sheriff announced that she was found safe. Her WS thread was deleted at that time. I've started a new thread because of information that is now known about this case. There are details that have not yet been made public, but more data should be released when the court documents are available. What is known, so far, is that an 11-year-old girl in IN was kidnapped by three people from SD, all in their 20's. They will be extradited from WI to IN, and I'm assuming there will also be federal charges since she was taken across state lines.
Facts to date:
Dec 30, 2023, the sheriff in Wells County, IN announced that N. C., age 11 was missing. Several state and local agencies jointed Wells county in the search. The early reports said she was from Zanesville. It was later announced that a white Dodge Caravan was seen in the area, and it was believed that she might have left the area in that vehicle.
Indiana issued a statewide Silver Alert with a picture and description of the child and a description of the vehicle. The Silver Alert gave the information that she was missing from Markle, IN.
Dec 31, 2023, The sheriff's office in Iowa County, WI was notified that a vehicle matching the description of a vehicle in an IN abduction was seen at a Kwik Stop in Barneveld, WI.
The vehicle left the Kwik Stop and was pulled over by deputies on US Hwy 151 in Dodgeville, WI
N. C. was found in the vehicle and was rescued by deputies. The two men and one woman in the vehicle, all from SD, were arrested. They are: Zachary Delozier, 27, Sara Gaudino, 23, and Isaiah Schryvers, 24. They're accused of one count each of kidnapping a minor.
Current MSM articles say that there were warrants for the arrest of all three people in Wells County, IN, so LE must have identified them, and have had a complete description of the vehicle, before their arrests.
Officials have not said why the trio from South Dakota took the girl or where they were headed.
www.wndu.com
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The missing girl was found inside the vehicle and “safely removed,” while three adults were taken into custody.
According to the Iowa County Sheriff’s Department, the arrestees were 27-year-old Zachary Delozier, 23-year-old Sara Gaudino, and 24-year-old Isaiah Schryvers. All three of them are from South Dakota, and all three of them had warrants for kidnapping of a minor in Wells County, Ind.
Officials have not said why the trio took the girl or where they were headed.
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By the time of the suspect's arrests in Wisconsin, the allegedly purloined girl had traveled over 350 miles from her Indiana home – and through adjacent northern Illinois.
lawandcrime.com
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By the time of the arrests, the allegedly purloined girl had traveled over 350 miles from home — and through adjacent northern Illinois.
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Details about the alleged kidnapping are scarce.
None of the agencies involved in the case have floated a motive for the three adults’ alleged plan. Nor have they said where the defendants are believed to have been trying to take the girl.
The relationship between the alleged abductee and the adults who took her, if one exists, is also not immediately clear. The girl does not share the same last name as any of her alleged kidnappers.
Extradition will be the next step in prosecuting the three charged adults — all of whom hail from two cities in South Dakota.
Wells County officials say the investigation is ongoing.
