Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby disappeared 4 1/2 years and 40 miles apart Police were stunned to find both boys alive and apparently well in the same suburban St. Louis apartment.
When Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby wore found was hailed as a miracle in two rural communities in the Midwestern state of Missouri - Richwoods, where Shawn was 11 when he disappeared on Oct. 6, 2002 and Beaufort, 40 miles (65 kilometers) to the north, where Ben, 13, hadn't been seen since getting off a school bus Monday afternoon.
Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke said Friday sayd that Police has arrested one suspect suspect implicated in the kidnapping.
Loyd Bailie, Ben's uncle, said Ben was delighted when he saw his parents: "His eyes lit up like silver dollars".
"Michael J. Devlin, 41, was arrested and has been charged with one count of first-degree kidnapping, said Franklin County Prosecutor Robert Parks. Devlin was being held on $1 million bail, he said, and more charges are likely." - CNN
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