An Illinois teen has been reunited with her dad, officials say, after her mother allegedly abducted her nearly six years ago.
Kayla Unbehaun, 15, was just 9 years old when she went missing in 2017 while in the care of her mother, Heather Unbehaun. A spokesperson for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children tells TODAY.com that the mother had partial custody of the child at the time and failed to return her to her father.
that a woman at a Plato's Closet in Asheville, North Carolina, recognized Heather Unbehaun from"published media" and contacted officials. Heather Unbehuan, 40, was arrested Saturday in Asheville on a fugitive charge, according to prosecutors. Chris Nelson from the Kane County State's Attorney's Office tells TODAY.com that she faces a charge of child abduction, which is a Class 4 felony.
Kayla Unbehaun was last seen in July 2017 in her mother's care following a Fourth of July parade in Wheaton, Illinois, according to a GoFundMe page her father, Ryan Iskerka, created at the time.He wrote that he was supposed to meet Heather Unbehuan on July 5 to pick up Kayla, but the two never arrived.
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