- Two children who had been missing from Clay County, Missouri, since last March for almost a year were found in a Winn Dixie supermarket in High Springs, Florida.
- The police found the children and their non-custodial mother, Kristi Gilley.
- The circumstances surrounding the children’s abduction and their mother’s arrest are still under investigation.
The two kids missing in Florida were found 11 months later in a grocery store.
Two children, Brooke Gilley, 11, and Adrian Gilley, 12, who had been missing from Clay County, Missouri, since last March for almost a year, were found in a Winn Dixie supermarket in High Springs, Florida.
The High Springs Police Department discovered the children after they ran a routine vehicle tag check that indicated the owner of the vehicle was a fugitive.
The police found the children along with their non-custodial mother, Kristi Gilley, who was then taken into police custody on an out-of-state fugitive warrant. Gilley, 36, remains in jail, according to court records.
The children were turned over to the Florida Department of Children and Families and will be reunited with their family members in Missouri.
The Department stated that the children are safe and healthy.
Gilley’s court-appointed lawyer from the local public defender’s office did not respond to an email inquiry on Sunday.
The circumstances surrounding the children’s abduction and their non-custodial mother’s arrest are still under investigation.
High Springs is located about 22 miles (35.4 km) northwest of Gainesville, Florida, and is known for its scenic natural beauty and outdoor recreation opportunities.
The discovery of the missing children and the arrest of their non-custodial mother has relieved the families of the missing children, who have been searching for them for almost a year.
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