Two Abducted Missouri Children Found in High Springs

HIGH SPRINGS ‒ On Wednesday, Feb. 1, officers from the High Springs Police Department (HSPD) located 

two abducted Missouri children and their abductor after a routine vehicle tag check described the vehicle owner as a fugitive.
HSPD officers located the trio shopping in Winn Dixie, after disguising their identities.

The non-custodial mother, Kristi Nicole Gilley, 26, was detained and arrested on an active kidnapping warrant out of Clay County, Missouri.

The children were turned over to the Florida Department of Children and Families Services and will be reunited with their birth family.

The children, 12-year-old Brooke and 11-year-old Adrian Gilley, had been missing from Missouri since March 15, 2022. They were in the company of their non-custodial mother when found.

Although her arrest warrant indicates that her home address could not be provided, it has been determined that Gilley and the children were living in a nearby county in an Air B&B.

Gilley was booked into the Alachua County Jail at 2:31 a.m. on Feb. 2.

Upon first appearance before Judge Pena, the Gilley pled not guilty to the felony charges through her court appointed attorney. The original Missouri charge was Failure to Appear – Parental Kidnapping according to her arrest report.

An out of state fugitive warrant of extradition has been filed. At the time of writing, Gillry remains in the Alachua County Jail. Bond was not set in this case.

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