![]() Deputies made entry to the shed and located the young girl. Once the K9 sniffed the doorknob, he sat down, indicating this was where Reeder was likely to be with his daughter. Tidwell obtained an item belonging to Nicholas Reeder and the police bloodhound hit on it, following the scent along a footpath behind the home, finally tracking to an outbuilding. He is currently being held on $175,000 bond.Īccording to DeKalb County Sheriff Patrick Ray, Reeder was tracked to the area of the home, with the deputy and K9 called in where the pair was believed to be located behind a home. Reeder has been charged with child abuse or neglect in the case. The child was found by a Rutherford County sheriff’s K9, Fred and his handler Deputy Richard Tidwell.įox Carolina said deputies tracked the suspect, Nicholas Reeder and his daughter, Kinzleigh to a home in DeKalb County. Law enforcement officials in DeKalb County, Tennessee report that a sheriff’s K9 located and helped rescue a 6-year-old girl who had been abducted by her father on May 26. The father's bond has now been set at $175,000.You’ve just got to love man’s best friend. The Department of Children's Services contacted law officials on June 21 after they were granted custody of the girl but could not find her. You can sign up here – you won't regret it… They'll drop straight into your inbox and you can unsubscribe whenever you like. Our great newsletters will give you all you need to know, from hard news to that bit of glamour you need every day. We've got the best royal scoops, crime dramas and breaking stories – all delivered in that Daily Star style you love. Want all the latest shocking news and views from all over the world straight into your inbox? The daughter was placed into the temporary custody of a family member by children's service but the father was given approval to live at the same house after his release from jail. The father was previously arrested for child abuse and neglect for the incident under the bridge in March after he drove his Nissan Rogue off road where it got stuck in the creek. ![]() The girl was released into the custody of Tennessee Department of Children's Services. Woman battled with pit bulls that threw her off mobility scooter and savaged pet The father was arrested on one count of child abuse and neglect and he also had warrants for failure to appear and custodial interference, police said. "The outbuilding had a strong ammonia smell where the two had been urinating and defecating in a five gallon bucket." There was barely any food or water for the child. He told People : "There was no ventilation and air conditioning inside the small outbuilding. "He ate the chicken and wanted to meet other people as if to say, 'Look what I've done'."ĭeKalb County sheriff Patrick Ray said the girl was found with her father in the outbuilding which "was barricaded and the windows had been covered up with metal".ĭisney Land horror saw alligator drag toddler from dad's grip and drown him in lake ![]() I pulled the chicken reward out of my pocket. His handler said: "I praised him and loved on him. Kinzleigh immediately greeted Fred with a big hug and he licked her face after the brave rescue, and the dog was rewarded with chicken and pizza crusts. Hero police dog survives being shot in head to take down armed gang that killed cop "He sniffed the door and door knob, then sat down indicating he found the father." In a statement, the sheriff's office said: "They traveled to the home and released Fred who followed a foot path from the home to a burn pile, a truck and an outbuilding. Officers from Rutherford County Sheriff's Office "obtained an item belonging to the father and allowed Fred to smell it", helping the bloodhound track down the six-year-old. She had previously been removed from her father's custody after they were found camping out under a bridge in rising waters in March. Kinzleigh ran up and hugged Fred after he discovered them in the back of the shed behind blankets hanging from a makeshift clothesline. They had been using a bucket as a bathroom weeks after her disappearance on May 26 in Dekalb County, Mail Online reports. A hero police dog has found a missing six-year-old girl nearly a month after her father allegedly abducted her in Tennessee, US.īloodhound Fred tracked Kinzleigh Reeder and her father Nicholas to a barricaded abandoned shed with hardly any food or water. ![]()
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