Crime & Safety
4 Missing Kids Sought By Manatee County Deputies Found Safe In Alabama: Sheriff
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office says 4 missing kids found safe; mom in jail.
BRADENTON, FL — The four missing Gadeaun children have been found safe in Eufaula, Ala. The mother, Jaima Gadeaun, is in jail in Eufaula. An Amber Alert had been issued for the children on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
The children’s grandmother Theresa Deckard, 66, has temporary custody of the four children. Jaima Gadeaun, 40, the kids’ mother is allowed supervised visits. On Friday, deputies say Jaima went to Deckard’s home on 15th Street Court East and took the children.
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The children are identified as Jowella, 12, Joseph, 10, Jacqueline, 8 and Jocelyn Gadeaun, 6.
A Florida AMBER Alert has been issued for 4 children (see attached flyer). Have info? Call Manatee Co. SO at 941-747-3011 or 911. #FLAMBER pic.twitter.com/6J5labfUYD
— FDLE (@fdlepio) September 21, 2017
Photos courtesy of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office
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