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Tennessee girl allegedly abducted by uncle found safe by 2 'heroes,' official says
Fox News ^ | May 12,2016

Posted on 05/12/2016 4:19:12 PM PDT by Hojczyk

"Carlie is safe tonight because of an entire community pulling together with law enforcement to bring her home," Mark Gwyn, Director of the TBI, told reporters at a press conference Thursday evening.

Gwyn said there are no indications that Carlie was harmed, but she is being taken to a hospital as a precaution to be examined.

Gwyn said her safe return came after two men, Donnie Lawson and Roger Carpenter, were checking property as the TBI had asked people to do, when they found Carlie and her uncle on a trail only accessible by four-wheeler vehicles.

Carpenter, a Baptist minister, held Simpson at gunpoint while Lawson called police, according to Gwyn.

“This is a case of two heroes who went on their property to see if, by chance, if they were there, and they were," he said. "I think this is a clear message to the public that we need your help on this.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: banglist; kidnapping; rescue; trent
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

21 posted on 05/12/2016 7:15:46 PM PDT by Perseverando (For Progressives, Islamonazis & other Totalitarians: It's all about PEOPLE CONTROL!)
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To: Hojczyk

A good guy with a gun!


22 posted on 05/12/2016 8:03:18 PM PDT by Bodleian_Girl (Anyone but Newt)
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