Missing 16-year-old Girl Found Safe In Hiawatha
07/05/2012
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Jenna Hord
Logan Burris

The 16-year-old  Atchison County girl, who became the focus of an Amber Alert Thursday afternoon, and her alleged 17-year-old captor, have both been located, and taken into custody. 

The vehicle Jenna Hord and Logan Burris were traveling in was spotted by an alert Brown County resident, with the pair then located by a Brown County Sheriff's deputy in southeast Hiawatha early Thursday evening(Play Audio) 

That's Brown County Sheriff John Merchant(Play Audio)

Merchant says Burris, despite concerns that he might be armed and violent, was taken into custody without incident(Play Audio) 

Burris, identified as Hord's ex-boyfriend, will now likely face a number of charges, but those details are continuing to be sorted out(Play Audio) 

Hord was abducted, allegedly by Burris, following an altercation around 9:00 Wednesday night, in the parking lot of a Leavenworth Casey's convenience store, located at 20th and Spruce Streets. 

Eyewitnesses say Burris grabbed Hord by the arm and forced her into the passenger seat of her car, which he drove away. 

All throughout the day Thursday, family and friends of Hord on Facebook posted her pictures and made pleas for public assistance in locating her. A Facebook page to  organize the public help was also set up. 

Shortly before 3:00 Thursday afternoon the Amber Alert was issued. 

The fear, and concern, for Hord's fate was increased due to what her step-father, Don Besette, calls a violence plagued relationship with Burris(Play Audio) 

Since the time Hord was brought to safety, and Burris apprehended, the Facebook page, in Hord's honor, has been filled with joyful messages from family members, and friends, thrilled with the happy ending.