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Child Tortured for Days in Horrific Campsite Kidnapping
3 Jan
Summary
- Suspect lured child to a campsite and tortured him for days.
- Child was tied, drugged, and given alcohol by the suspect.
- Suspect attempted to flee and grab a deputy's firearm.
A harrowing kidnapping case in Flagler County has revealed that a child was lured to a campsite and subjected to days of torture by a suspect identified as Hariston. The sheriff's office reported the child was bound, drugged, and given alcohol during his ordeal.
During a traffic stop, deputies encountered Hariston with the kidnapped child and another 15-year-old juvenile. Hariston attempted to evade arrest, even trying to disarm a deputy. The 15-year-old accomplice then drove off in a truck, narrowly missing an officer.
Hariston now faces multiple serious charges, including kidnapping a minor, aggravated child abuse, battery by strangulation, and robbery with a deadly weapon. Investigators are working to ascertain the exact relationship between Hariston and the 15-year-old accomplice.
