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Father Kidnaps His Two Young Sons from Their Grandparents in South Florida

Blog 2013 May Father Kidnaps His Two Young Sons from Their Grandparents in South Florida
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Father Kidnaps His Two Young Sons from Their Grandparents in South Florida

Posted By Stepniak & Park || 3-May-2013

TAMPA, Fla. – A sailboat is a new clue for authorities investigating the case of a suspected father who kidnapped his two sons, 4-year-old Cole Hakken and 2-year-old Chase Hakken from their grandparents’ home in Florida, after the grandmother was tied up.

On Friday, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s detectives said that 35-year-old Joshua Michael Hakken recently bought a 25-foot, 1972 Morgan sailboat with a blue hull. On Thursday, the truck was also found in which the family had been travelling.

According to the officials, Hakken and his wife and mother of the boys, 34-year-old Sharyn Patricia Hakken are the suspects in the abduction.

The news release said both suspects are anti-government and have attempted a previous abduction at gunpoint in Louisiana.

On Wednesday, Hakken entered his mother-in-law’s house north of Tampa, tied her up and fled with his 2 sons authorities said. His mother-in-law called 911 and reported that Hakken kidnapped his sons.

On Thursday, FBI Special Agent Dave Couvertier said ,”It’s the manner in which the kids were taken that concerns law enforcement”.

On Friday, authorities released photos of the boat including a photo of the couple on the dock but didn’t say when Hakken bought the boat. On Thursday, the family tried to sail to the Gulf of Mexico in the boat and according to a report, they could have confronted storms along Florida’s West Coast. The boat was described as “having a blue Bimini top, white mainsail, and a blue hull with the word ‘Salty’ and a paw print in white on both sides, with a white stripe near the water line. There is possibly a yellow horseshoe life preserver on deck”.

On charges of abduction and several other counts, an arrest warrant has been issued for Joshua Hakken by the Hillsborough Sheriff’s office.

Authorities said that last year, Joshua Hakken lost custody of his sons after he was arrested in Louisiana for drug possession. After his release from jail, he tried to take them from a foster home at gunpoint. The 2 boys named Chase Hakken and Cole Hakken had been living with their maternal grandparents since last year, officials said.

A Louisiana court informed Hakkens, Joshua Michael and Sharyn Patricia on Tuesday that they had been deprived of their parental rights.

Information about the kids abduction has been put on billboards in the Southeast and Southwest said Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Col. Donna Lusczynski.

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