Crime & Safety
Texas Teen Accused Of Kidnapping In New Hampshire: State Police
Cameron Snody of Fort Worth, TX, was accused of flying to NH, driving two girls to New York City. He was arrested in Hartford, CT on Friday.
KEENE, NH — A Texas man is facing felony charges after being accused of kidnapping two New Hampshire girls, driving them to New York City, and then, getting captured by state police in Hartford, Connecticut, on Friday.
Around 9 a.m., Swanzey police called Troop C New Hampshire State Police detectives requesting assistance with a kidnapping incident that occurred in their town during the early morning hours on Friday. Police told troopers that a teen from Texas had flown to the state with the intention of meeting with a 17-year-old girl who he had been talking to on a popular messaging application.
After meeting the girl, the suspect, later identified as Cameron Snody, 18, of Fort Worth, TX, was accused of stealing the girl's brother's vehicle — a 2006 Saturn Ion, and driving her and a friend, 15, to New York City. During the course of the incident, contact was made with the 15-year-old girl. She told family members that they were traveling northbound on a highway.
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"Through a joint effort with Connecticut State Police, the vehicle driven by Snody was located on Interstate 91 in Connecticut at approximately 10:15 a.m.," Lt. Michael Kokoski of Troop C said. "Snody was taken into custody without incident, and the two juvenile females were transported to the local hospital where it was determined they were unharmed."
Snody was charged with two counts of kidnapping and theft by unauthorized taking, all felonies. In Connecticut, he faces third-degree larceny and fugitive from justice charges. Snody is being held in Connecticut on $500,000 bond, waiting to be extradited to the Granite State.
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Hartford's Fox61 posted a live report from the stop here.
Editor's note: This post was derived from information supplied by the New Hampshire State Police and does not indicate a conviction. This link explains the removal request process for New Hampshire Patch police reports.
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