12/10/13 - A Wayne County woman wanted on a local kidnapping warrant is due back in court tomorrow in Howell. 33-year-old Christie Hope-Erwin Clancy of Westland was arrested in New York last month after she had been sought for failing to return her children to their father in August. The warrant was issued locally because the coupleâs divorce was handled in Livingston County. Clancy was arraigned Monday in 53rd District Court on a misdemeanor count of unlawful retention of a child by a parent. Sheâs being held on a $20,000 bond in the Livingston County Jail pending an exam conference Wednesday morning. The childrenâs father, who resides in Texas, has legal custody of the children, a 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy. But the day before she was due to return them to their father, Clancy was seen packing her van with personal items. A tip later led police to Saranac Lake in upstate New York, where they located Clancy and the children, who were returned to their father. (JK)
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