UPDATE: 5/21/19 11:35 A.M.
(FORT WORTH) – The man charged in the kidnapping of an 8-year-old Fort Worth girl is in federal custody.
Salem Sabatka was snatched from her Fort Worth neighborhood in broad daylight with her mother at her side. The girl was later found at a Forest Hills motel, thanks to two good samaritans.
51-year-old Michael Webb was charged with felony Kidnapping and now is facing federal charges. Melinda Urbina with the FBI confirmed Tuesday that Webb is in FBI custody after being transferred out of the Tarrant County Jail.
“I cannot provide the details on the time or the exact charges he faces,” said Urbina. “More information will be provided after his initial court appearance is complete and the complaint is unsealed.”
Urbina said she can reassure the public that Webb has not bonded out of jail or been released.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Bond has been set at $100,000 for a Texas man accused of abducting an 8-year-old girl as she walked with her mother in Fort Worth over the weekend.
Michael Webb was being held in the Tarrant County jail Monday. The 51-year-old is charged with aggravated kidnapping.
Police say the girl was walking through a leafy neighborhood with her mother Saturday evening when Webb pulled up in his car and grabbed her. Officers later found Webb and the girl at the hotel after witnesses reported seeing the car there.
A spokeswoman for the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office says Webb has not been indicted and the case is pending.
Jail records did not list an attorney for Webb.
(Associated Press)
