MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop A - 504 SE Blue Parkway - Lee's Summit, MO 64063


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sgt. Collin Stosberg
(816) 622-0800 ext. 3149
A2015-5
February 25, 2015

EMPHASIS: Parental Kidnapping Suspect and Child Located


Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers received information from the Kalama, Washington, Police Department regarding a parental kidnapping that occurred on February 24, 2015, in Kalama. The suspect was believed to be traveling with his one year old child via Greyhound Bus Lines from Washington to Arkansas. On February 25, 2015, at approximately 9:50 a.m. troopers observed a bus traveling eastbound on I-70 at the rest area in Lafayette County and conducted a traffic stop. The suspect, identified as Keith R. Chapple, 21, from Longview, Washington, was located and taken into custody. The one year old child was taken into protective custody by troopers.

Chapple was transported to the Lafayette County Jail and is awaiting formal charges and extradition back to Washington for Felonious Interference with Parental Custody First Degree.

The charge for which the above individual was arrested is mere accusation and not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the above charge must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

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