Child Luring Suspects Arrested In Missouri

April 25, 2023 4:48 pm

(WPXI) – Two men are in custody after a 15-year-old boy from Butler County was found in Missouri over the weekend after chatting with strangers online, according to Adams Township police. Nicholas Padgett and Nathaniel Archer, both of Arkansas, are awaiting extradition to Butler County. They face multiple charges, including interference with the custody of children, theft, receiving stolen property, and criminal use of a communication facility.  The search began over the weekend when Adams Township Police said they got a call for a missing teenage boy.
That boy was then found 11 hours away in Missouri after allegedly chatting with the two men online.