SUBJECT: Abducted Child Located

Date: March 31, 2004

On March 26, 2004 at approximately 02:30 A.M., officers from the Post Falls Police Department located a suspicious vehicle parked near the Flying J truck stop. The vehicle was parked in a way that lead the officer to believe that the driver may have been trying to conceal the license plate of the vehicle. Upon further investigation, the officer determined that the van was reported stolen from Tyler Texas and was involved in the abduction of a child from that state.

Upon contacting the occupants inside the van, who were sleeping, it was determined that in addition to the vehicle being stolen, the driver of the vehicle was wanted out of Tyler Texas for abducting his 13 year old son from his mother in October 2003.

Tommy Wagoner, 41 years of age, from Flint Texas, was taken into custody without incident and is currently incarcerated at the Kootenai County Jail on multiple charges. The 13-year-old boy will be returning to Texas.

The officers involved in this case, Officers Mason, Marshall, Leonard and Sgt. Goodwin, are all commended for their attention to detail, which returned a child, who had been gone since October, to his custodial parent.

AUTHOR: Lt. Haug