NJ Girl Kidnapped By Mom Found Safe In South Carolina: Police

MOUNT LAUREL, NJ — A 6-year-old girl who went missing earlier this week has been found safe in South Carolina, and her mother has been charged with her kidnapping, police announced Friday night.

Grace Craytor was found safe in Anderson County, South Carolina, Mount Laurel police announced. Her mother, Kristina Maletteri was arrested without incident. She faces charges of first-degree kidnapping and third-degree interference of custody.

Craytor, of Pennsauken, had last been seen at Lifetime Fitness in Mount Laurel at about 7:10 p.m. Monday night, Mount Laurel police said on Wednesday. Read more here: NJ Girl, 6, Kidnapped By Mom: Police

Her father, Todd Craytor, has full custody of her, according to police. He invited Grace's mother, Kristina Maletteri, to Lifetime Fitness to swim with her daughter for a supervised visit, police said.

At some point, Maletteri took her daughter and left the area without consent, police said. During their investigation, police developed leads that helped them locate mother and daughter, police said.

That information was turned over to the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, who worked in conjunction with the Carolina Regional Fugitive Task Force Greenville to find Maletteri and Crayton, police said.

“The Mount Laurel Police Department is greatly appreciative of the law enforcement agencies that helped with the safe recovery of Grace,” police said.