LOUISVILLE ? Teen runaways Cheyenne Phillips and Dalton Hayes, whose multi-state crime spree has captured the attention of the nation, are now in police custody.
U.S. Marshals in Panama City Beach, Fla., discovered 18-year-old Hayes and 13-year-old Phillips on Sunday sleeping in the 2001 Toyota Tundra that was reported stolen in Henry County, Ga.
Police reports indicate the two were taken into custody without incident. The process has begun to extradite the teens back to Kentucky, where they will face several felony charges.
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Hayes and Phillips began their run from the law and their families earlier this month when they vanished from their small hometown in western Kentucky. The two then allegedly went on a crime spree of stolen vehicles and pilfered checks across the South.
Hayes' mother, Tammy Martin, had urged her son and his companion to surrender and "face the consequences."
Martin said the couple had been dating for about three months. She said the girl portrayed herself as being 19, and the family, including Hayes, believed her.
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