Kentucky Teens Dalton Hayes, Cheyenne Phillips on the Run for 12 Days
Dalton Hayes, 18, and Cheyenne Phillips,13, in photos from the Grayson County, Kentucky, Sheriff's Office. |
An 18-year-old Kentucky man and his
13-year-old girlfriend who have been missing for 12 days are believed to
have taken off on a Bonnie-and-Clyde-style crime spree across the
South, authorities said Thursday, during which they're suspected of
having stolen at least two vehicles — one of which had guns in it.
"It is imperative that
these two be located and apprehended as their behavior is becoming
increasingly brazen and dangerous," the Grayson County Sheriff's Office
said in a statement.
The sheriff's office
identified the pair as Dalton Hayes, 18, and his girlfriend, Cheyenne
Phillips, 13, whom Cheyenne's father reported missing on Jan. 3. They're
accused of stealing a neighbor's red Toyota pickup truck, which was
spotted on security video nine days later outside a Walmart store in
Manning, South Carolina. The couple themselves were captured on video
entering the store.
They apparently ditched
the truck Thursday in Henry County, Georgia, south of Atlanta, and are
believed to have stolen a silver Toyota Tundra — which Grayson County
Sheriff Norman Chaffins said had .45- and .38-caliber handguns in the
back seat.
Chaffins said that both
are suspects in at least the two auto thefts and that Hayes is also
wanted on charges of custodial interference — that is, luring Cheyenne, a
minor, away from her legal guardians.
"We're hoping the two of
them have enough sense not to do something with that gun and hoping it
never comes to that," Chaffins told NBC station WAVE of Louisville.
Hayes' mother, Tammy
Martin, told reporters that her son had just recently started dating
Cheyenne, who she didn't know was only 13. She said Hayes texted her on
Jan. 6 to say, "Mommy, don't worry. I'm fine, okay — plenty of money and
food. Love you, good night, sweet dreams."
"Whatever it is, it can
be worked through," Chaffins said. "That's what we want to tell these
young people — we want them to come home."
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