Post by socalimom on Oct 20, 2008 19:30:29 GMT -5
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Another arrest has been made in the investigation stemming from the abduction of a 6-year-old Nevada boy who was found during the weekend, federal authorities said Monday.
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said that 42-year-old Terri Leavy was taken into custody by Fontana, Calif., police officers on Sunday. Leavy is believed to be the companion of Clemons Fred Tinnemeyer, the grandfather of the boy, Cole Puffinburger.
Authorities said Leavy was wanted on an outstanding federal material witness warrant. She is expected to appear in a Riverside, Calif., courtroom with Tinnemeyer.
Cole was set free late Saturday on a quiet Las Vegas street.
Authorities are looking into whether Tinnemeyer had ties to drug dealers. Police say he may have stolen millions of dollars from them.
Police have declined to elaborate on what role he played in the drug operation or whether the kidnappers had been seeking a ransom.
Messages left at a number believed to be for the Tinnemeyer home in Las Vegas were not returned. Las Vegas police said they were not sure whether Tinnemeyer had a lawyer.
Natalie Collins, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Las Vegas said she could not release copies of the warrants and affidavits in the case because they were under seal.
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FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said that 42-year-old Terri Leavy was taken into custody by Fontana, Calif., police officers on Sunday. Leavy is believed to be the companion of Clemons Fred Tinnemeyer, the grandfather of the boy, Cole Puffinburger.
Authorities said Leavy was wanted on an outstanding federal material witness warrant. She is expected to appear in a Riverside, Calif., courtroom with Tinnemeyer.
Cole was set free late Saturday on a quiet Las Vegas street.
Authorities are looking into whether Tinnemeyer had ties to drug dealers. Police say he may have stolen millions of dollars from them.
Police have declined to elaborate on what role he played in the drug operation or whether the kidnappers had been seeking a ransom.
Messages left at a number believed to be for the Tinnemeyer home in Las Vegas were not returned. Las Vegas police said they were not sure whether Tinnemeyer had a lawyer.
Natalie Collins, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Las Vegas said she could not release copies of the warrants and affidavits in the case because they were under seal.
read more HERE
