Πέμπτη 4 Απριλίου 2013

"Anti-Government" Couple on Run After Kidnapping Their Own Children From Court-Appointed Guardian


This story probably isn't going to end well:
Joshua Michael Hakken and his wife Sharyn Hakken are on the run in
Florida after kidnapping their own two children from Sharyn's
mother this morning. Patricia Hauser has had legal custody of her
grandchildren, four-year-old Cole and two-year-old Chase, since
2012, when Joshua and Sharyn lost custody for displaying pot in
front of their sons at an "anti-government rally" in Louisianna.

ABC Action News has more



Investigators say Joshua Michael Hakken, 35 entered the home of
Patricia Hauser at 14040 Shady Shores Drive around 6:30 a.m. Hauser
is the maternal grandmother of Chase Hakken, 2, and Cole Hakken, 4.
It's believed Hakken's wife, 34-year-old Sharyn Hakken was waiting
outside.


Investigators did not know if the children were taken at
gunpoint and it was not clear if the mother was directly involved
in the abduction.


Reporters were told at a Wednesday afternoon news conference the
State of Louisiana took away the parents' parental rights and gave
Hauser temporary custody. 


Joshua Hakken tied up Hauser, took the children and fled in
Hauser's 2009 silver Toyota Camry, which was later found a few
blocks away.   


According to investigators, the couple lost custody of the two
boys after an anti-government rally in Louisiana. The father was
charged was possession of marijuana in the presence of the
children.


Afterward, Joshua Hakken tried to take the children, reportedly
at gunpoint, from a Louisiana foster care facility, but was
thwarted, according to the sheriff's office.



There aren't a lot of details out there right now, so it's
possible that the Hakkens really were a danger to their kids. But
it will be just so goddamn awful if all of this is the result of
them using some marijuana at a rally in front of their
kids. 


According to the Tampa Bay Times, the Hakkens run an
engineering firm in the Tampa area. Their parental rights were
terminated by a Louisiana court yesterday. 


Update: More on Hakken's June 17, 2012 drug
charge that may have gotten his kids taken away,
from the Time-Picayune police blotter
: "Joshua M.
Hakken, age 34 of 3609 S Sterling Avenue, Tampa, FL, was arrested
for Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and
Possession of a controlled dangerous substance in the presence of a
minor."


Update II: Florida media outlets are really
playing up the anti-government angle. This is at the top of the
Orlando Sentinel's home page.


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