ELKINS, W.Va. — A Randolph County man and woman are in custody in South Carolina after allegedly abducting their seven-year-old daughter who was under state care.
State police said the girl was staying in the Elkins area when her biological parents, Darries and Megan Fauntleroy, both 40, of Montrose, took her on Friday. Troopers said neither had legal custody and Megan Fauntleroy had been ordered not to be in her daughter’s presence.
Troopers got a tip they may be headed to South Carolina. They were located Sunday in Kingstree, South Carolina.
The parents are charged with felony conspiracy and taking a child out of state custody. They face extradition back to West Virginia,
The girl is safe and in the care of the South Carolina Department of Social Services awaiting transfer back to the West Virginia Department of Human Services.