Two Children are Rescued After Being Kidnapped by Non-Custodial Dad

Posted on August 28, 2024

Two children are rescued after being kidnapped by their non-custodial father.

Officials with the Dandridge Police Department say they were notified about a stolen vehicle out of Knoxville yesterday (Wednesday) morning. The suspect, identified as Justin Odum, kidnapped his two children, ages 9 and 6, who he did not have custody of and a sergeant reportedly saw the car on Highway 92 and tried to stop it and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office joined the chase and stopped the vehicle, Odum into custody. He was booked and now faces multiple charges out of Jefferson and Knox counties.

The children were not injured.

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