Sheriff Jeffery Burkett and Two Deputies Charged In Plot To Kidnap A Child’ A sheriff in Missouri and two of his deputies face kidnapping, conspiracy and criminal street gang activity charges alleging they tried to help a man kidnap his daughter after an argument with his wife.
Sheriff Jeffery Burkett and Two Deputies Charged In Plot To Kidnap A Child
Sheriff Jeffery Burkett and Two Deputies Charged In Plot To Kidnap A Child
Jeff Burkett, 46, the sheriff of Iron County, about 100 miles southwest of St. Louis, was arrested Thursday along with Deputies Matthew Cozad and Chase Bresnahan and the father, Donald Gaston.
According to charging documents cited by NBC St. Louis affiliate KSDK, it all started in February when Burkett, Gaston, Bresnahan and Cozad tried to help Gaston kidnap his daughter after an argument between Gaston and the mother of his daughter.
The suspects called 911 to have the mother arrested and put a “stop and hold” notice on her record so that if police stopped her, she would be detained, the outlet reported. They monitored the mother and daughter’s locations through their cellphones.
