Neko

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Jami's been found! She's okay!

KFOR-TV is reporting that Jami Hicks has been found early this morning in a motel in Northeast Oklahoma City. Police were able to track James Hudachek, Jami, and an as yet unidentified woman to the motel. Hudachek shot himself in the head, and was mediflighted to a local hospital, condition unknown, but Jami and the woman were unharmed. Early reports state that Jami's mother is en route to Oklahoma City to reunite with her daughter (Jami's biological father lives in Oklahoma).

KFOR is reporting that James called his wife, Jami's mother, at midnight CDT and told her that she had three hours to get to Oklahoma City to pick up Jami. James further warned that if Angela called police, that he would shoot himself. Angela called 911, and police showed up at the Quality Inn in Oklahoma City. James did shoot himself, and is in the hospital. Angela is waiting to be reunited with Jami. Jami is being checked out by doctors at a local hospital.

The Mesquite, Texas, police will be holding a press conference later this morning.

Update: Both KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City and the Dallas Morning News are reporting that Jami is in the custody of Child Protective Services in Texas, and that James Hudachek died of his self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head shortly after 12 noon today.

--MorelaterZ--

UPDATED: 15 September 2004, 2:00pm CDT