Ponchatoula kidnapping suspect found in Florida; boys in protective custody AMBER ALERT: Tangipahoa Parish officials identify kidnapping suspect By FOX 8 Staff | March 3, 2021 at 4:13 PM CST - Updated March 4 at 11:32 AM
PONCHATOULA (WVUE) - Two boys kidnapped in Ponchatoula were located in Florida today and are in protective custody. The suspect remains at large, said Chief Jimmy Travis of the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office.
The update came in the form of a press conference today at the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office Substation at 4 p.m.
Travis said that the two boys kidnapped in Ponchatoula were taken by their biological mother and that she has been located in Florida. The suspect fled from authorities on foot.