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Categories: CRIME

Southeast US child kidnapping rescues

Entities: Franklin County Sheriff's Office · Atlanta Police Department · Lilly Hill · Georgia State Patrol · Kasey Hill

Overview

In late July 2026, law‑enforcement agencies across the southeastern United States continued a series of rapid responses to child kidnapping cases. On July 25, Jacksonville, Florida officers working with the FBI and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation located a 13‑year‑old girl who had been abducted in Georgia and rescued her from a motel 130 miles away; the suspects fled but were subsequently arrested. Five days later, Georgia police reported two separate rescues: a 1‑year‑old girl taken from Tennessee was recovered after an Amber Alert and a traffic‑stop link, while another child kidnapped in Midtown Atlanta was found unharmed after officers traced a stolen vehicle. Both incidents ended without injury to the children, highlighting coordinated multi‑agency efforts in the region.

Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [CRIME] 4 sources
    Georgia police rescue two kidnapped children in separate incidents

    Georgia police rescued a 1‑year‑old from a Tennessee kidnapping in Cartersville and another child from a Midtown Atlanta car‑theft kidnapping, arresting suspects in both cases.

  2. 7 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    13-year-old rescued from Jacksonville motel after being kidnapped from Georgia

    A 13-year-old kidnapped in Georgia was rescued from a Jacksonville motel on July 16; suspects Jonathon Kelly and Giovannie Carter were arrested and face multiple charges.

Sources

fox13news.com · fox5atlanta.com · myfoxatlanta.com · nowhabersham.com · thecentralgeorgian.com · thesheffieldpress.com