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FBI arrest 'child snatch father' | FBI arrest 'child snatch father' |
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A father who is accused of snatching his seven-year-old daughter during a supervised visit to the US is now in custody in Baltimore, the FBI has said. | A father who is accused of snatching his seven-year-old daughter during a supervised visit to the US is now in custody in Baltimore, the FBI has said. |
Clark Rockefeller, 48, was arrested by FBI agents and Baltimore police after a tip off by a member of the public. | Clark Rockefeller, 48, was arrested by FBI agents and Baltimore police after a tip off by a member of the public. |
His London-based daughter Reigh Storrow Boss, who went missing on Sunday, was found safe and well in an apartment. | His London-based daughter Reigh Storrow Boss, who went missing on Sunday, was found safe and well in an apartment. |
She is to be reunited with her mother Sandra, who said she was "overjoyed" at having her daughter back. | She is to be reunited with her mother Sandra, who said she was "overjoyed" at having her daughter back. |
Ms Boss, who collapsed into an officer's arms when she heard the news, also expressed her "deepest gratitude" to everyone involved in the investigation. | |
First words | |
Mr Rockefeller had taken his daughter to an apartment in the Mount Vernon district of Baltimore, Maryland. | Mr Rockefeller had taken his daughter to an apartment in the Mount Vernon district of Baltimore, Maryland. |
The FBI said the apartment was near a marina, where Mr Rockefeller kept his catamaran, and they tricked him into leaving the apartment by saying the boat was taking on water. | The FBI said the apartment was near a marina, where Mr Rockefeller kept his catamaran, and they tricked him into leaving the apartment by saying the boat was taking on water. |
Reigh was discovered by police at 1529 local time (0829 BST) on Saturday. | |
A police spokeswoman said she had been "ecstatic" when rescuers arrived. | |
"Her first words were that she was very happy to see very nice people," she said. | |
Mr Rockefeller and his daughter were last seen being dropped off at New York's Grand Central Station on Sunday night. | |
Earlier that afternoon, a social worker reported to police that Reigh had been kidnapped on a supervised visit. | |
It was Mr Rockefeller's first supervised visit with his daughter since he split with Ms Boss in December. | |
Mysterious man | |
The BBC's Justin Webb in Washington said police initially suspected Mr Rockefeller was trying to flee to Bermuda or Peru on a yacht docked in Long Island, New York. | |
But they now believe Mr Rockefeller may have planted false clues to throw investigators off his trail, he added. | |
Ms Boss made an internet video appeal for the safe return of her daughter, who has the nickname "Snooks". | Ms Boss made an internet video appeal for the safe return of her daughter, who has the nickname "Snooks". |
In the appeal released by Boston Police Department, Ms Boss said: "We both love her dearly and have only her best interests and well-being at heart." | In the appeal released by Boston Police Department, Ms Boss said: "We both love her dearly and have only her best interests and well-being at heart." |
Ms Boss works for management consultancy McKinsey & Co in London. She is a Harvard graduate who has worked for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. | Ms Boss works for management consultancy McKinsey & Co in London. She is a Harvard graduate who has worked for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. |
Boston police issued an arrest warrant for Mr Rockefeller on charges of custodial kidnapping, assault and battery, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. | Boston police issued an arrest warrant for Mr Rockefeller on charges of custodial kidnapping, assault and battery, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. |
Officers say they are still trying to establish the exact identity of the mysterious Mr Rockefeller. | |
However, he does not belong to the Rockefeller dynasty that earned its fortune in the oil industry. |