A Pennsylvania man was taken into custody after attempting to flee to Canada with his two young daughters to avoid charges, according to authorities.
According to a news release from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department in Vermont, Jacob Burtner of Bedford was apprehended Wednesday night in Highgate, Vermont, near the United States-Canada border. According to the news release, investigators think “that Burtner was planning to harm the children once he was in Canada.” However, officials did not disclose any information on the man’s plans.
According to the sheriff’s department, Customs and Border Protection authorities apprehended the 45-year-old Pennsylvania man around 6 p.m. at the welcome centre along Interstate 89. Burtner was wanted on a warrant out of Mineral County, West Virginia, and he was trying to flee the country with his two daughters, ages 8 and 5.
The girls were found to be hungry and covered in urine. It appeared that they had not received any proper hygiene in several days,” according to the sheriff’s office. The two girls were taken to a local hospital for evaluation. Officials did not give an update on the girls’ conditions.
The 45-year-old Pennsylvania man is in the North-west State Correctional Facility awaiting extradition to West Virginia, where he faces a felony charge of financial exploitation of an elderly, protected person, or incapacitated adult.
The investigation continues, with the sheriff’s office saying in the news release that “additional charges against Burtner may be forthcoming.”
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