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2010 Abductions

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2010 Located Safe

  1. Drake Boyd, 7 months, was allegedly abducted by his father, David Jackson from Greenville, Tennessee on July 11, 2010. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Poster Partners Program, as of July 20, 2010 Drake had been located safe.
  2. Alexis Cartwright, 11 years, was abducted by her father, Lemuel Cartwright, from a hospital in New Kent, Virginia on January 3, 2010. She was located safe on January 6, 2010 in Manning, South Carolina. Her father was taken into custody and is facing charges of Abduction and Child Neglect. The North Carolina Department of Social Services is arranging for Alexs' return to Virginia.
    Source: Randy Key, UPDATED: Missing Virginia Girl and Her Father Located in SC, WJBF-TV.com, Last Accessed: 01.06.10
  3. Summar Corbett, 10, was allegedly abducted by her mother, Zena Marie Rankin on February 13, 2010. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Poster Partner Program, as of June 10, 2010 Summar had been located safe.
  4. Sarah Dawson was allegedly abducted by her grandparents, Donna and Johnny Mays from Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia on February 10, 2010. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Poster Partner program, as of May 20, 2010, Sarah had been located safe.
  5. Melvin Duclos, 25 days old, was abducted from his Jacksonville, Florida home on March 2, 2010 by an unknown black female. The abductor was posing as a DCF worker.
    Police were able to lift a fingerprint from Melvin's home and that gave them the information needed to track down the alleged kidnapper, Jasmine Marie White, 19, of the 5500 block of Cabot Drive. Melvin was found unharmed at the same address in the custody of White. She was taken into custody and Melvin was reunited with his parents.
    Source: Dana Treen, Jim Schoettler, Woman Charged with Taking Baby, Jacksonville.com, Last Accessed: 03.11.10
  6. Caydence Gonzales, 2, and Isabel Martinez, 3, were allegedly abducted by their mother, Meccinna Dufore, from legal guardian's Humble, Texas home on January 25, 2010. Meccinna Dufore's parental rights were terminated due to her problems with drug addiction and self-harming behavior. An AMBER Alert was issued on January 25 for the children. The FBI located the unharmed children with their mother in Ironton, Ohio on January 28, 2010. Their mother was taken into custody.
    Source: Abducted Sisters Found in Ohio; Mom Arrested, Houston Chronicle, Last Accessed: 01.29.10
  7. Kenneth Greene, 6, was allegedly abducted by his mother, Kareema Greene, from Columbia, South Carolina on June 11, 2010. According to the NCMEC Poster Partners Program, as of August 27, 2010 Kenneth had been located safe.
  8. Alejandra Hernandez, 12, was allegedly abducted by her mother, Lucia Nava, from Aurora, Illinois on May 29, 2010. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Poster Partners Program, as of July 30, 2010, Alejandra had been safely recovered.
  9. Evan Luangsombath, 3, was allegedly abducted by his uncle, Jeffrey Strickland, from Tucker, Georgia on April 13, 2010. He was supposed to drop his nephew off at a church daycare center; however, Evan never arrived. He was believed to be in extreme danger because his family believed Strickland to be mentally unstable. Strickland showed up with Evan at a home in DeKalb county on the morning of April 15. It was there that Evan was reunited with his parents and Strickland was taken into police custody and charged with kidnapping and interference with custody. He will be undergoing a mental health evaluation because of some of the statements he made to police following his arrest.
    Source: 3-Year-Old DeKalb Boy Found Safe; Uncle in Custody, CBSAtlanta.com, Last Accessed: 04.15.10
  10. Richard Mitchell, 2, was allegedly abducted by his father, Niko Mitchell, from Tampa, Florida on July 19, 2010. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Poster Partners Program, as of August 16, 2010 Richard had been located safe.
  11. Jadaaca Paul, 2, was allegedly abducted by her mother, Cora Allo from Sacramento, California on May 13, 2010. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Poster Partner program, as of May 24, 2010, Jadaaca had been located safe.
  12. Catalina Serna, 1, was allegedly abducted by her father, Fabian Serna, from Herndersonville, North Carolina on June 11, 2010. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Poster Partner Program, as of June 14, 2010 Catalina had been located safe.