Abducted Iowa 11-year-old found 360 miles away at Indiana gas station

A kid abducted successful Iowa connected Sunday was recovered safely astatine an Indiana state position astir 360 miles distant nan pursuing morning.

The unidentified 11-year-old was taken from Iowa City connected Sunday, and constabulary deducted that nan kid was taken by a non-custodial genitor who was trying to return nan kid backmost to nan East Coast pinch her, according to WTHR. 

Authorities said they believed nan mother would recreation done Indiana, and alerted Indiana State Police astatine astir 2am Monday.

The Indiana State Police instantly started searching, and identified a fishy vehicle, a grey 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix astatine a state position disconnected Interstate 65 conscionable astir 40 minutes later, CBS 2 Iowa reports. 

Officers past recovered nan kid safely wrong nan conveyance pinch 2 adults.

Ronique Pittman, 36, was past taken into custody connected a kid abduction warrant retired of Iowa. 

She has since been  charged successful Johnson County pinch violating a custodial bid by a relative, The Daily Iowan reports. 

A criminal title obtained by CBS 2 Iowa shows Pittman had her parental authorities taken distant connected May 5, 2022.

Authorities said she told nan child's begetter she planned to return nan kid to North Carolina, wherever she lives.

The 11 twelvemonth aged was safely taken into custody by nan Indiana State Police, earlier going to nan Department of Child Services to put a reunion pinch nan custodial parent.