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A woman living under a false identity in Florida was recently arrested in connection with a kidnapping that occurred more than 40 years ago in Kentucky.
Bodycam footage shared with Storyful by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office shows the moment deputies apprehended Debra Newton, a woman accused of abducting her daughter Michelle in 1983.
The video shows the deputies informing Newton – who was living in The Villages under the name Sharon Nealy – that they have a warrant for her arrest.
A neighbor, who appears to believe it is a prank, tells Newton, “Uh-oh, they’re coming for you, Sharon!” before being asked to step back.
Newton is then handcuffed and detained in a patrol car. She was charged with custodial interference, according to reports.
According to WDRB, Debra Newton was arraigned on December 9 in a Kentucky courtroom, with Michelle and her father in attendance. The pair were reunited thanks to the help of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
Michelle Newton disappeared from Louisville in 1983 when she was three years old after her mother allegedly told her father she was moving to Georgia to set up a new home for the family there. The two then vanished, according to authorities.
Michelle was raised by her mother in another state, living under a different name, and told investigators she had no idea she was a kidnapping victim, according to reports.
Authorities said that Debra Newton’s arrest was made possible by an anonymous tip from someone in Marion County, Florida, who identified a possible match for a 66-year-old woman using a different name.
Michelle, now 46, told WLKY: “My intention is to support them both through this and trying to navigate and help them both just wrap it up so that we can all heal and hopefully, you know, there’s just apologies and start healing.” https://abc7chicago.com/post/debra-newton-kidnapping-suspect-accused-abducting-michelle-louisville-kentucky-arrested-marion-county-florida/18300626/
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