Missing Child Reunited With Parent After Being Found In East Hartford: Feds

EAST HARTFORD, CT — Federal authorities said Wednesday they reunited a child found in East Hartford with his father in Georgia, who had full custody of the child.

The U.S. Marshals Service District of Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations said Tuesday the child was missing for over a year.

According to federal officials, on Oct. 23, 2023, during custodial visitation, the mother of the child fled Cobb County, Georgia, with her child to Connecticut, in violation of the custody order.

When Cobb County issued court orders to the non-custodial mother to return the child to the biological father, she stated she was a sovereign citizen and did not recognize the decision of the court, authorities said in a statement Wednesday.

On Feb. 17, Cobb County Court issued an arrest warrant charging her with interstate interference with custody.

On May 6, U.S. Marshals' assistance was requested in locating the missing child and the non-custodial mother.

On June 18, the non-custodial mother was taken into custody during a traffic stop in East Hartford on a warrant out of Georgia.

Federal officials did not disclose the identity of the mother they arrested or anyone else involved in the case.

Officials said she was uncooperative with law enforcement regarding the location of the missing child.

Federal investigators and the Vernon Police Department continued their investigation and located the child, who was with a relative in East Hartford.

The East Hartford Police Department and the Connecticut Department of Child and Family Services reunited the child with the biological father that same day, authorities said.