Press release from Asheville Police Department:
A child abducted in Illinois in 2017 has been found safe in Asheville, NC.
Asheville Police Department Officers responded to a business located at 26 Westgate Parkway around 7:26 p.m. on May 13 to investigate a reported kidnapping. A witness believed she had recognized a woman who kidnapped a child in 2017. When officers arrived, they were able to locate and make contact with the woman and the child. After further investigation by officers along with confirmation with the South Elgin Police Department, officers were able to confirm the identification of Heather Unbehaun (Mother / Kidnapper) and a minor child in her custody.
Heather Unbehaun, who was wanted on an extradition warrant out of Illinois for child abduction, was taken into custody and booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility on a $250,000 secured bond.
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