AKRON, Ohio — U.S. Marshals say they have safely located two young children weeks after they went missing from their hometown of Akron.
The kids, ages 8 and 12, were found late Thursday morning in Miami, Florida, with their mother, who had officially lost custody back on May 3 "due to serious mental health issues and concern for the children's safety." The mother refused to comply with the court order, with police detectives later determining she had fled with the kids out of state.
The children are currently waiting for relatives to pick them up, while the mother has been arrested and will be extradited back to Northeast Ohio. Their names are all being withheld to protect the children's identity.
"We are pleased with the outcome of this case, the children are safe, and they will be returned to Ohio," U.S. Marshal Pete Elliot said in a statement. "Diligent work by the Akron Police Department’s Detectives and members of our task force certainly led to the quick recovery of these two kids."
Specific charges against the mother have not been specified.
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