Couple Charged With Child Abduction

Two Morganton residents have been arrested and charged with abduction of children.

29-year-old Samantha Leigh Bowman and 36-year-old Jonathan Paul Holtsclaw were taken into custody by the Burke County Sheriff’s Office. Both were charged with felony abduction of children.

On October 9th, a deputy went to a residence searching for a missing juvenile. The Officer spoke with Bowman and Holtsclaw, who said they had not seen the child. Deputies went back to the home the next morning and found the missing juvenile.

Bowman and Holtzclaw were placed in the Burke County Jail with secured bond of $20,000 each.

Photo: Burke County Sheriff’s Office