Daily Mail

PICTURED: Boy, 2, who was kidnapped from church nursery

Daily Mail logo Daily Mail 5/05/2021 21:03:45 Lauren Fruen For Dailymail.com
a little girl standing next to a person: MailOnline logo © Provided by Daily MailMailOnline logo

The two-year-old boy kidnapped from a Virginia church nursery has been reunited with his mom after police revealed he was snatched by a stranger who shaved his head.  

Noah Gabriel Trout was found safe in Clifton Forge on Monday afternoon - a day after he went missing.  

Nancy Fridley, 44, has been charged with abducting Noah. Authorities have also charged her boyfriend, Bobby Lee Taylor, with one count of abduction. 

Chief Deputy Scott Moye said: 'All indications point to this being a stranger abduction, and Noah being chosen by Fridley at random.'  

Trout was found at Fridley's trailer home about 75 miles away from the Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead from where he was taken.   

Fridley is also said to have been in the area of two other churches - New Valley Fellowship Church and Mountain View Ministries - in the weeks before the kidnapping and on the day Noah went missing.  

Maj. Scott Moye, Chief Deputy for the Giles County Sheriff's Office, said: 'There was another incident that was reported to us, sometime around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. 

'She had been to one other church we believe.' 

a little girl posing for a picture: Noah Gabriel Trout was found safe in Clifton Forge on Monday afternoon - a day after he went missing. His head had been shaved by the suspects, police said. He is pictured back with his mother

Noah Gabriel Trout was found safe in Clifton Forge on Monday afternoon - a day after he went missing. His head had been shaved by the suspects, police said. He is pictured back with his mother
© Provided by Daily Mail

Both Fridley and Taylor are currently being held in the Alleghany Regional Jail. 

During a press conference, Giles County Sheriff's department said investigators tracked a person of interest to a home in Clifton Forge, Virginia.  

After conducting surveillance there, they found a boy who matched Noah's description. 

Although Noah 'seemed fine', he was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. 

a person posing for the camera: Noah disappeared on Sunday and was last seen being led away from the nursery at Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead, which is near the border of West Virginia, by a woman © Provided by Daily MailNoah disappeared on Sunday and was last seen being led away from the nursery at Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead, which is near the border of West Virginia, by a woman a person standing on top of a hard wood floor: Deputies and the Virginia State Police issued the Amber Alert for Noah at 7pm. Sunday, believing the boy to be in 'extreme danger'. An image taken from surveillance footage shows Noah being led out of the church building by an unknown woman © Provided by Daily MailDeputies and the Virginia State Police issued the Amber Alert for Noah at 7pm. Sunday, believing the boy to be in 'extreme danger'. An image taken from surveillance footage shows Noah being led out of the church building by an unknown woman

Noah disappeared on Sunday and was last seen being led away from the nursery at Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead, which is near the border of West Virginia, by a woman. 

Deputies and the Virginia State Police issued the Amber Alert for Noah at 7pm. Sunday, believing the boy to be in 'extreme danger'.

An image taken from surveillance footage shows Noah being led out of the church building by an unknown woman.  

In a statement to WAVY 10 on Monday, Riverview officials said they fully cooperated with law enforcement. 

a sign in front of a tree: Trout was found at Fridley's home about 75 miles away from the Riverview Baptist Church, pictured, in Ripplemead from where he was taken © Provided by Daily MailTrout was found at Fridley's home about 75 miles away from the Riverview Baptist Church, pictured, in Ripplemead from where he was taken a car parked on the side of a road: During a press conference, Giles County Sheriff's department said investigators tracked a person of interest to a home in Clifton Forge, Virginia, pictured © Provided by Daily MailDuring a press conference, Giles County Sheriff's department said investigators tracked a person of interest to a home in Clifton Forge, Virginia, pictured

The church said they have also started 'examining ways to make our campus and facilities even more safe and secure for families wishing to come worship with us'. 

'We hope that this criminal act on our campus allows other churches to evaluate their own childcare safety procedures. 

'We believe that transparency, child safety, and accountability are essential for successful ministry, and we are fully committed to ministering to your children in a safe and responsible manner,' the statement reads. 

Read more
jeudi 6 mai 2021 00:03:45 Categories: Daily Mail

ShareButton
ShareButton
ShareButton
  • RSS

Suomi sisu kantaa
NorpaNet Beta 1.1.0.18818 - Firebird 5.0 LI-V6.3.2.1497

TetraSys Oy.

TetraSys Oy.