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Charges have been filed against a man following an Amber Alert earlier this week out of Lee's Summit. Justin Smith is charged with parental kidnapping and first-degree harassment for actions that allegedly happened on Monday, August 10. Smith and the child's mother had an argument, which allegedly led him to stealing the vehicle and taking the child. He refused to return the child after requests from the mother to return her. Smith, who is the non-custodial biological parent, also allegedly turned off his phone and disabled his vehicle's connect system to prevent tracking.
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He was planning to take the child to Texas, according to the probable cause statement. The Blue Springs Police Department took him in custody after discovering his car on Interstate 70 near the city.
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Latest update from kshb.com: Man charged with parental kidnapping in Leeβs Summit Amber Alert - kshb. Charges have been filed against a man following an Amber Alert earlier this week out of Lee's Summit. Justin Smith is charged with parental kidnapping and first-degree harassment for actions that allegedly happened on Monday, August 10. Smith and the child's mother had an argument, which allegedly led him to stealing the vehicle and taking the child. He refused to return the child after requests from the mother to return her. Smith, who is the non-custodial biological parent, also allegedly turned off his phone and disabled his vehicle's connect system to prevent tracking.
Charges have been filed against a man following an Amber Alert earlier this week out of Lee's Summit. Justin Smith is charged with parental kidnapping and first-degree harassment for actions that allegedly happened on Monday, August 10. Smith and the child's mother had an argument, which allegedly led him to stealing the vehicle and taking the child. He refused to return the child after requests from the mother to return her. Smith, who is the non-custodial biological parent, also allegedly turned off his phone and disabled his vehicle's connect system to prevent tracking.
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Charges have been filed against a man following an Amber Alert earlier this week out of Lee's Summit. Justin Smith is charged with parental kidnapping and first-degree harassment for actions that allegedly happened on Monday, August 10. Smith and the child's mother had an argument, which allegedly led him to stealing the vehicle and taking the child. He refused to return the child after requests from the mother to return her. Smith, who is the non-custodial biological parent, also allegedly turned off his phone and disabled his vehicle's connect system to prevent tracking.
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Charges have been filed against a man following an Amber Alert earlier this week out of Lee's Summit. Justin Smith is charged with parental kidnapping and first-degree harassment for actions that allegedly happened on Monday, August 10. Smith and the child's mother had an argument, which allegedly led him to stealing the vehicle and taking the child. He refused to return the child after requests from the mother to return her. Smith, who is the non-custodial biological parent, also allegedly turned off his phone and disabled his vehicle's connect system to prevent tracking.
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Charges have been filed against a man following an Amber Alert earlier this week out of Lee's Summit. Justin Smith is charged with parental kidnapping and first-degree harassment for actions that allegedly happened on Monday, August 10. Smith and the child's mother had an argument, which allegedly led him to stealing the vehicle and taking the child. He refused to return the child after requests from the mother to return her. Smith, who is the non-custodial biological parent, also allegedly turned off his phone and disabled his vehicle's connect system to prevent tracking.
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Charges have been filed against a man following an Amber Alert earlier this week out of Lee's Summit. Justin Smith is charged with parental kidnapping and first-degree harassment for actions that allegedly happened on Monday, August 10. Smith and the child's mother had an argument, which allegedly led him to stealing the vehicle and taking the child. He refused to return the child after requests from the mother to return her. Smith, who is the non-custodial biological parent, also allegedly turned off his phone and disabled his vehicle's connect system to prevent tracking.
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