2-year-old missing from church in Ripplemead, Virginia FOUND SAFE
UPDATE 5/5/21 – The media has reported that Nancy Fridley was a complete stranger to Noah Trout and the entire Trout family and he was chosen by her at random, according to the Giles County Sheriff’s Office. Prior to allegedly kidnapping Noah on Sunday morning at Riverview Baptist Church, Fridley visited both New Valley Fellowship Church and Mountain View Ministries, both of which are located in Narrows. She also visited those two churches a month before Noah’s abduction, according to the Sheriff’s Office, looking to kidnap a child.
UPDATE 5/4/21 – WFXR News has confirmed that the boyfriend of Nancy Fridley, Bobby Taylor, has also been charged. Bobby Lee Taylor has been arrested and is being charged with one count of abduction.
2-year-old boy abducted from Virginia church found safe Authorities released this photo of a two-year-old boy who was abducted from a church in Giles County. (Source: WDBJ7) By Eddie Callahan and Hannah Eason | May 2, 2021 at 2:46 PM EDT - Updated May 3 at 2:02 PM
GILES COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ and WWBT) - A 2-year-old boy abducted from Giles County Sunday has been found safe and an AMBER Alert has been canceled.
According to police, Noah Trout was taken from Riverview Baptist Church at around noon Sunday and was believed to be in extreme danger.”
Officials say the boy is now “in the hands of FBI Agents and VSP Tactical Team members.”
2-year-old boy abducted from Virginia church found safe; woman arrested Authorities released this photo of a two-year-old boy who was abducted from a church in Giles County. (Source: WDBJ7) By Eddie Callahan and Hannah Eason | May 2, 2021 at 1:46 PM CDT - Updated May 3 at 4:09 PM
GILES COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ and WWBT) - A woman has been charged with felony abduction and child endangerment after police say she took a 2-year-old boy from a Virginia church Sunday.
According to police, Noah Trout was taken from Riverview Baptist Church at around noon Sunday and was believed to be in extreme danger.”
Nancy Fridley, 44, was taken into custody Monday. Investigators have not determined a motive.
Who is Noah Trout and when did he go missing?
Updated: 15:11 ET, May 3 2021
AN Amber Alert was issued after two-year-old Noah Trout was abducted from a Virginia church on Sunday, May 2.
Deputies said the toddler was abducted at noon from the nursery at Riverview Baptist Church in Ripplemead, Virginia.
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Who is Noah Trout and when did he go missing?
Trout was reportedly taken by an unidentified female, described as possibly wearing a blue jacket, blue jeans, black tennis shoes and a black beanie. The female left with Noah in a dark-colored van or SUV, deputies with the Giles County Sheriff s Office said, adding they believe the vehicle may be heading for West Virginia.
2-year-old safe, woman arrested after child s abduction from Virginia church, cops say Simone Jasper and Mitchell Willetts, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
May 3 A 2-year-old boy was found safe after a reported abduction from a church nursery in Virginia on Sunday, officials said.
Authorities rescued Noah Trout from a home in Allegheny County and arrested Nancy Renee Fridley, a 44-year-old Clifton Forge woman, the Giles County sheriff said at an afternoon press conference. Fridley was charged with abduction and felony child endangerment.
Still, many questions remain. Even though Noah has been rescued, the investigation is still ongoing, the sheriff said.