Redmond woman arrested on kidnap charge involving runaway teen from Louisiana
Barney Lerten
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BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Sheriff Craig Webre announced this week that a Redmond, Oregon woman has been arrested in Eastern Oregon on a kidnapping charge as part of an investigation into a runaway teen from Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Roxanne Mocaby, 41, of Redmond, Oregon, has been arrested by Oregon State Police, Webre said in a news release, which follows in full:
On Tuesday, April 20, deputies responded to a Burma Road residence in Thibodaux regarding a 16-year-old male who reportedly ran away from home, leaving his electronic devices at home.
Through investigation, detectives learned the boy had been in contact with a teenage girl from Oregon on the social media app Snapchat. They learned he had told the girl he no longer wanted to live with his adoptive family and planned for the girl and her mother to pick him up.
Investigators tracked the girl’s phone back to Oregon and contacted local authorities. Oregon State Police located their vehicle and conducted a traffic stop, identifying the occupants as Mocaby and the two teens.
During questioning, Mocaby admitted to knowledge of the situation and her involvement, the sheriff said.
Mocaby was arrested and booked into the Harney County Jail in Burns on a Lafourche Parish warrant for simple kidnapping and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. Jail records Thursday show she remains there awaiting extradition to Lafourche Parish. Bail is set at $50,000.