Savage couple arrested in Kentucky on suspicion of kidnapping infant

Police in Kentucky have arrested a Savage couple accused of kidnapping their 7-week-old toddler amid an investigation into doable baby abuse.

In accordance with an arrest warrant, the mother and father, 28-year-old Zachariah Christopher Whitehead and 29-year-old Amanda Wamack, introduced their baby to a hospital emergency room in Scott County with a fractured arm on Thursday. They mentioned the kid was “wiggly” and that the harm may need occurred whereas altering their garments.

Hospital workers reported the harm to Scott County Little one Safety, who needed the infant positioned within the care of a member of the family whereas they performed checks and interviews to find out how the kid obtained damage.

Whitehead and Wamack allegedly protested and “had been very upset” on the prospect of their child being positioned in another person’s care. In addition they mentioned they had been “sovereign residents” who disagreed with the legislation, the warrant states. Regardless, the kid’s grandmother assumed care of the infant, and the mother and father had been barred from staying on the grandmother’s house.

On Tuesday, Little one Safety notified the Savage Police Division that the grandmother, Whitehead and Wamack weren’t answering their telephones. Police visited the grandmother’s house and discovered the mother and father had left with the kid on Monday night time and that the grandmother “rescinded” her position as caregiver “as she didn’t agree with it,” in keeping with the warrant.

Utilizing cellular phone information, legislation enforcement tracked the couple to Whitehead’s former handle in Lexington, Kentucky. Native legislation enforcement, upon receiving a tip from the Savage Police Division, confirmed the couple was inside the house, however they refused to return exterior.

In a information launch, the Lexington Police Division mentioned a disaster negotiation group had been introduced in to coax Whitehead and Wamack out of the home, an effort that lasted about six hours. They had been arrested and stay in custody on the Fayette County jail whereas they await extradition to Minnesota on felony kidnapping expenses.

The infant was recovered safely and is in protecting custody, Lexington police mentioned.