Post by Queen of the Damned on Sept 5, 2009 18:54:10 GMT -5
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Boy found behind wall at grandma's home
6-year-old allegedly abducted in custody dispute two years ago
The Associated Press
updated 11:21 a.m. ET, Sat., Sept . 5, 2009
ROYALTON, Illinois - Authorities say a boy allegedly abducted in a custody dispute two years ago has been found alive, hidden behind a wall at his grandmother's southern Illinois home.
Franklin County authorities found 6-year-old Richard Chekevdia on Friday in a small room hidden behind a wall in Diane Dobbs' rural home.
The boy's mother, Shannon Wilfong, is charged with felony child abduction. Dobbs is charged with aiding and abetting.
Wilfong disappeared with her son in 2007 and was charged with kidnapping, though she couldn't be found.
Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Stan Diggs says the boy is in good spirits and very social, talkative and polite.
He's staying with his father's relative, under supervision of state child-welfare workers.
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Thats just sad.
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Boy found behind wall at grandma's home
6-year-old allegedly abducted in custody dispute two years ago
The Associated Press
updated 11:21 a.m. ET, Sat., Sept . 5, 2009
ROYALTON, Illinois - Authorities say a boy allegedly abducted in a custody dispute two years ago has been found alive, hidden behind a wall at his grandmother's southern Illinois home.
Franklin County authorities found 6-year-old Richard Chekevdia on Friday in a small room hidden behind a wall in Diane Dobbs' rural home.
The boy's mother, Shannon Wilfong, is charged with felony child abduction. Dobbs is charged with aiding and abetting.
Wilfong disappeared with her son in 2007 and was charged with kidnapping, though she couldn't be found.
Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Stan Diggs says the boy is in good spirits and very social, talkative and polite.
He's staying with his father's relative, under supervision of state child-welfare workers.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
URL: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32702585/
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© 2009 MSNBC.com
Thats just sad.
