An Ohio couple was arrested and charged with murder six years after the death of their 8-year-old adopted son.
John Snyder II and his wife Katherine Snyder, both of 51 years old, were booked Monday night at the Clinton County Jail in New York, records show. of inmates obtained by People, while WLWT 5 reported that they should be extradited to Hamilton County in Ohio.
The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office shared in a press release that Katherine was arrested with the assistance of the United States Marshals Service on a felony homicide warrant from the Ohio Springfield Police Department.
“It just shows that we never know who is in a community and we always it’s in everyone’s best interest to know their surroundings and for people to be aware,” Clinton County Sheriff David Fav said. ro, according to the New York newspaper The Sun.
The publication reported that the couple’s arrest was due to an accusation of 26 charges, which also included child endangerment, after the death in October of 2016 of their adopted son Adam.
They shared five other children, four of whom were adopted, all showing signs of abuse and neglect, authorities said, according to WCAX 3. The outlet reported that the children were also severely malnourished.
Parents sued unsuccessfully to the Hamilton County Coroner for cause of death, as they hired to medical experts who testified that Adam died of sepsis, reported WCPO.
His other children were removed from his custody at the time of the Adam’s death, and their biological daughter Allison told WCPO her parents were “shocked” when they were arrested during a court-supervised visit with the remaining children.
John and Katherine left Ohio and moved to Clinton County sometime after 2017, according to WCAX.
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