Lori Vallow‘s husband Chad Daybell is now commenting on his two stepchildren who have been missing for months.
On Monday,ABC Newsreported that Daybell — a religious author who writes about prophecy and the end of the world, who married Vallow shortly beforeher children Tylee, 17, and Joshua “J.J.”, 7,werereported missing— now claims that the “kids are safe.”
The man still did not disclose the whereabouts of the siblings, who were last seen in September, according to ABC,which reportedDaybell made his statement to the outlet while leaving Hawaii for Idaho ahead of his wife’s extradition.
ABC also reports Daybell told his neighbors in Hawaii the kids are safe.
On Wednesday,a judge refused to reduce the $5 million bailset for Vallow. She had previously fought extradition to Idaho from Hawaii, where she’d been arrested, but she waived her right to an extradition hearing, meaning she’ll be taken back to Idaho to deal with the charges against her.
Vallow and Daybellgot married on Nov. 5, 2019, four months after the shooting death of Vallow’s estranged husband Charles, and two weeks after the mysterious death of Daybell’s wife Tammy.
Joshua “J.J.” Vallow, at left, and Tylee Ryan.Rexburg Police Department (2)
Vallow was then presented with a court order demanding that she turn over the two kids to police or child welfare authorities in Idaho within five days. Thedeadline passed with no sign of the children.
“I know you know [what] the right thing to do is, and I know you have a good heart,” he said in the clip. “It’s time to do the right thing.”
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Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow Daybell.Eric Grossarth/ EastIdahoNews.com
On Feb. 20,police in Kaua’i arrest Vallow and charged herwith two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children. She also is charged with arrests and seizures — resisting or obstructing officers, criminal solicitation to commit a crime, and contempt of court — as well as willful disobedience of court process or order.
She is due in court Monday to face extradition to Idaho. She has not yet entered a plea and her attorney, Craig De Costa, could not immediately be reached. But during a hearing last Wednesday, De Costa characterized the charges against her as“false accusations,” reports CNN.
Each count carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison, according to the prosecutor’s office.
source: people.com
