Mother accused of kidnapping surrenders in Michigan
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Darnisha Mills -
Gregory McKenith Sr.
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A woman accused of kidnapping her 2-year-old son surrendered to authorities in Michigan today.
Lt. Jack Kearney, with the Allegheny County sheriff's office, said in a statement that Darnisha Mills, 24, of Pontiac, Mich., was in the Oakland County Jail tonight awaiting extradition back to Pittsburgh.
The sheriff's office asked the public for help finding Ms. Mills and her 2-year-old son, Gregory McKenith Jr., Tuesday night.
Lt. Kearney said workers from the Allegheny County Children, Youth and Families office had been searching for Ms. Mills and her boyfriend, Gregory McKenith Sr., since October, when a family court judge ordered the couple to hand their son over to CYF. CYF workers had no luck finding the couple or their son at their last listed address in the Hill District.
Allegheny County sheriff's deputies joined the search Monday and learned that the family sometimes stayed at local hotels.
After discovering that all three had been spotted checking out of the Hotel 51 in Baldwin on Monday, deputies contacted Mr. McKenith, the boy's father, who surrendered Tuesday. But deputies could not find the boy or his mother.
Sheriff's deputies contacted Ms. Mills' family members, who arranged for her to surrender in Michigan at about 3:30 p.m. today. Lt. Kearney said officials in Oakland County are taking care of the boy until Allegheny County sheriff's deputies can bring him back to Pittsburgh, where CYF will take custody of him.
Ms. Mills and Mr. McKenith both face charges of kidnapping, interfering with child custody, concealing the whereabouts of a child, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal conspiracy.
First Published February 15, 2012 12:00 am
