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Mom, 555-Pound Son Found In Baltimore
Alexander Draper, Jerri Gray Found Near Laundromat
POSTED: 11:26 am EDT May 21, 2009
UPDATED: 6:14 pm EDT May 21, 2009
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. -- A mother and her 555-pound son who fled South Carolina after the state planned to take the 14-year-old boy into protective custody were found hundreds of miles from their home.
Alexander Draper and his mother, Jerri Gray, were found parked near a Laundromat in Baltimore, Md., by Baltimore County sheriffs deputies at about 4:30 p.m.
Alexander was checked at the scene by emergency medical services and was turned over to the Maryland Department of Social Services. Investigators will work with them to have him returned to the Department of Social Services in South Carolina.
Gray was taken into custody and will be held in Baltimore until extradition to South Carolina.
According to the Department of Social Services, Gray was supposed to appear in family court with the boy on Tuesday, but they did not show up. Alexander was to be taken into protective custody in South Carolina after officials determined that he was considered to be at a critical stage of health risk.
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http://www.wyff4.com/cnn-news/19526636/detail.html
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Mom, 555-Pound Son Found In Baltimore
Alexander Draper, Jerri Gray Found Near Laundromat
POSTED: 11:26 am EDT May 21, 2009
UPDATED: 6:14 pm EDT May 21, 2009
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. -- A mother and her 555-pound son who fled South Carolina after the state planned to take the 14-year-old boy into protective custody were found hundreds of miles from their home.
Alexander Draper and his mother, Jerri Gray, were found parked near a Laundromat in Baltimore, Md., by Baltimore County sheriffs deputies at about 4:30 p.m.
Alexander was checked at the scene by emergency medical services and was turned over to the Maryland Department of Social Services. Investigators will work with them to have him returned to the Department of Social Services in South Carolina.
Gray was taken into custody and will be held in Baltimore until extradition to South Carolina.
According to the Department of Social Services, Gray was supposed to appear in family court with the boy on Tuesday, but they did not show up. Alexander was to be taken into protective custody in South Carolina after officials determined that he was considered to be at a critical stage of health risk.
<more>
http://www.wyff4.com/cnn-news/19526636/detail.html
