‘Cult’ mom Lori Vallow is ARRESTED in Hawaii during the investigation into her two missing children 

‘Cult’ mom Lori Vallow has been arrested by police in Hawaii during the investigation into her two missing children.

Police arrested 47-year-old on Thursday in relation to an investigation being conducted by the Rexburg Police Department.

Lori was arrested on a warrant issued by Madison County, Idaho, and is currently being held at KPD Cellblock on $5million bail.

Her two children, 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and seven-year-old Joshua ‘JJ’ Vallow have been missing since September.

Lori failed to comply with a court order to produce her children before authorities on January 30 in Madison County.

She has since been charged with two felony counts of desertion and nonsupport of dependent children. 

Lori was also charged with arrests and seizures – resisting or obstructing officers, criminal solicitation to commit a crime, and contempt of court – willful disobedience of court process or order.

In a statement, Kauai Chief of Police Todd G. Raybuck said: ‘First of all, we wish to thank the public for the massive outpouring of concern regarding this case.’

‘We also want to thank everyone for their patience while investigators worked diligently to comprehensively gather everything they needed in order to obtain this arrest warrant.’

Authorities gave a timeline of events the led up to Lori’s arrest. In December 2019, Rexburg police requested help from Kauai police help in locating Lori and her husband, Chad Daybell. 

On January 25, Kauai police presented an Idaho order to Lori to produce her children before authorities in Madison County.

The next day, Kauai police served a search warrant related to the Rexburg Police Department’s investigation on the rented vehicle occupied by Lori and Chad, as well as the condo they were renting in Princeville.

A hearing date has not been determined. She will have an opportunity to waive or fight her extradition to Idaho. Once in Idaho, she will face her criminal charges.

There are currently no criminal charges against Lori on Kauai. 

Lori’s arrest comes just two days after she and her husband Chad were seen returning to the island of Kauai on Tuesday after their trip to Maui. 

The couple left the island on Sunday and traveled to Maui, according to the East Idaho News. 

Lori and Chad have been living in Hawaii since mid-December after they fled their home in Rexburg, Idaho, when police began questioning them about the whereabouts of her children, JJ and Tylee.

They have both been named as persons of interest in their disappearances.

Photos of the couple on Tuesday showed them standing at a Hertz counter at the Kahului Airport around 2pm.   

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