Two Stanly County adults face series of charges that include child abduction, sheriff says
Two adults in Stanly County are facing a series of charges, including child abduction, in relation to an ongoing investigation, according to the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office.
In a news release on Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said it is conducting a criminal investigation into “multiple allegations of illegal activity” at a property on Harvell Road off NC Highway 200 in Stanfield.
Marissa Grace Bolton and Alois James Bolton, both 34, have been charged after multiple search warrants were executed, deputies said.
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Marissa Bolton, whose listed address is the property on Harvell Road, was charged with sexual servitude of an adult victim, second degree forcible sexual offense, abduction of a child, felony conspiracy, delivery of a schedule II controlled substance, sexual battery, contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile and misdemeanor child abuse.
Alois Bolton was charged with felony conspiracy and abduction of a child.
According to the sheriff’s office, the child abductions were not random kids, but involve having and keeping minors against the parents’ consent.
Anyone who believes their child may have been a victim of a crime involving the Boltons is asked to call 704-986-3700.
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