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Arkansas Mom Accused of Arranging Daughter's Kidnapping to Teach Lesson About Online Safety
Tammi Hamby and three others face felony charges including conspiracy to commit kidnapping after allegedly staging the abduction to warn their daughter about online predators.
- On WEDNESDAY, Tammi Hamby, former Crawford County library board member from Van Buren, was arrested with three others facing felony kidnapping and endangering charges.
- Concerned parents said their daughter had been targeted online as Dr. Jeffrey Hamby and the Hambys, with legal guardianship, said Jamie had messaged and sent money, calling it a safety warning.
- Jamie, the Hambys' 22-year-old developmentally delayed daughter, got into the car willingly with her guitar and teddy bear and was later zip-tied, tied to a tree, and found fearful with marks on her wrists.
- Court records show bond amounts and custody actions as Tammi Hamby's bond was set at $125,000, each co-defendant at $25,000, and state protective services placed the daughter in custody while Crawford County Sheriff Daniel Perry recused.
- Community reaction split between defense and criticism as Chief Deputy Brad Wiley questioned calling it a lesson, while Dr. Jeffrey Hamby vowed to `I'll spend every dime I've got to help my wife and those people who are trying to help my daughter.
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