Missing 11-year-old boy kidnapped, found in registered sex offender’s truck

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A missing 11-year-old boy was rescued from a registered Florida sex offender’s truck during a traffic stop — and a possible alleged teen “co-conspirator” in his kidnapping was also cuffed in a chaotic chase after snatching the vehicle.

Darnell Hairston, a registered sex offender, was driving on New Year’s Eve when an individual who knew his offender status reported seeing two juveniles riding in his truck, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies eventually located Hairston and pulled him over for a traffic stop, where the two youngsters were separated from him.

The 11-year-old victim, who was reported missing three days earlier, was “clearly traumatized and in fear,” police said.

After placing the child safely in a patrol car, cops went to arrest Hairston, but he fled on foot, police said.

Hairston was caught and arrested shortly after, authorities added.

While Hairston was being cuffed, the other juvenile attempted to flee by stealing Hairston’s Ford F-150.

The 15-year-old nearly hit a deputy as he sped off with deputies close behind in pursuit, the sheriff’s department said in a news release.

A deputy eventually passed the teen on the left and got in front of the truck to try to stop him. The boy then entered the eastbound lane into oncoming traffic, re-entered the westbound lane, and “purposefully rammed into the deputy’s patrol vehicle,” cops said.

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