- Stella Brannen Salter, 7, and her mother Wendy Salter, 46, left Lyon, Georgia
- They traveled to Orlando and flew to Puerto Rico until they were found Saturday.
- Stella sent back to her father, who has custody of her, and Wendy was arrested
A seven-year-old girl who went missing with her mother in Georgia was found nine days later in Puerto Rico.
Stella Brannen Salter and her mother Wendy Salter, 46, were last seen in Lyons, Georgia on March 29 and later left town.
They were believed to be traveling in a 2007 gold Volvo C70 with Georgia tag GEE777.
Stella Brannen Salter and her mother Wendy Salter, 46, were last seen in Lyons, Georgia on March 29 and later left town.
She was arrested by local police at a store on the Caribbean island around noon on Saturday and taken to the Bayamón Correctional Complex.
Wendy’s phone rang Wednesday near Orlando, Fla., and police said she had booked a flight to Puerto Rico.
The FBI eventually tracked Wendy down in Bayamón, a western suburb of the capital San Juan, after she used her credit card to make transactions.
She was arrested by local police at a store on the Caribbean island around noon on Saturday and taken to the Bayamón Correctional Complex.
Stella was found in a nearby hotel room where they were staying, but local media reported that they were camping in the store a few days earlier.
Wendy did not have custody of her daughter and Stella was returned to her father, Jeremy Salter.
Wendy was a school counselor for over a decade and now writes children’s books.
Lyon police and the FBI will extradite Wendy to Georgia where she will likely face charges. She will appear in court on April 11.
Stella was returned to her father and Wendy did not have custody of her daughter and will be extradited to Georgia where she will likely face charges.
Wendy did not have custody of her daughter and Stella was returned to her father, Jeremy Salter.
Friends sent Wendy panicked messages in the comments of her Facebook posts after she updated her profile on April 2.
‘Come on sister. Everyone is worried about you…let someone know you’re okay. Or if you don’t tell anyone,” one wrote.
“You are loved by many and your daughters need you to be safe.”
Another added: “I want you to know that I love you all and hope you are all safe! If you decide to run, just let someone know you’re safe so people will stop worrying. I wish you nothing but the best.
A third wrote: “Hey honey, a lot of people who love you are very worried, please let someone know that you and your baby girl are ok.”
A fourth friend said they were only an hour away from Orlando if she needed help, but by then she was already in Puerto Rico.
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