MILTON, Pa. (AP) — Police in central Pennsylvania say a woman accused of kidnapping her own sons from Washington state has been arrested after 11 years as a fugitive.
An arrest warrant was issued in Spokane, Wash., in 1998 for Jill Diane Haugen. The 48-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday at her home in Milton, Pa., where she was going by the name Ann Thompson.
Milton Police Officer Todd Ulrich says he reached the children's father on the phone Tuesday. Ulrich says William Connington, of Spokane, Wash., was "absolutely surprised" and had thought he'd never see his sons again. Connington's 17-year-old son, Anthony, and 15-year-old son, Jamey, are in foster care for now.
Haugen said Tuesday that she is a victim of domestic violence and her sons are victims of sexual abuse. Police say there's no merit to her claims.
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