WOMAN
WOMAN AT
WOMAN AT THE CENTER OF AN IDAHO MISSING CHILDREN'S CASE THAT'S
MAKING HEADLINES
AROUND THE WORLD --
REMAINS IN CUSTODY ON
THE ISLAND OF KAUAI IN
HAWAII ... ON FIVE-
MILLION
MILLION DOLLARS BAIL. POLICE ARRESTED HER YESTERDAY, CHARGING
HER WITH DESERTION
AND NON-SUPPORT OF
HER TWO CHILDREN, 7-
YEAR-OLD JOSHUA "J-J"
VALLOW AND 17-YEAR-
OLD TYLEE RYAN ... ALSO,
RESISTING AND
OBSTRUCTING OFFICERS ...
CRIMINAL SOLICITATION ...
AND WILLFUL
DISOBEDIENCE OF A
COURT ORDER.
AN EXTRADITION
HEARING, THE FIRST STEP
IN THE PROCESS OF
BRINGING LORI VALLOW
BACK TO IDAHO TO FACE
CHARGES, IS SET FOR
MARCH 2ND.
THAT DATE WAS SET
DURING HER FIRST COURT
APPEARANCE THIS
AFTERNOON.
DURING HER FIRST COURT
APPEARANCE THIS
AFTERNOON.
STILL, THE BIG QUESTION
- WHAT HAPPENED TO
HER CHILDREN, REMAINS
UNANSWERED TONIGHT...
AT THIS HOUR, KAUAI
POLICE ARE HOLDING A
NEWS CONFERENCE
ABOUT THE CASE ...
WE GO TO THAT LIVE
NOW.
NOW.
THE
THE MOTHER OF THE TWO MISSING REXBURG CHILDREN WILL REMAIN
IN JAIL.. FOR NOW.
YOU SAW LORI VALLOW
MAKE HER FIRST COURT
APPEARANCE LIVE RIGHT
HERE ON K-T-V-B WITHIN
THE LAST COUPLE OF
HOURS.
OUR SHIRAH MATSUZAWA
IS HERE NOW WITH WHAT
HAPPENED.
SHE ALSO HAS A LOOK AT
NEW DOCUMENTS
REVEALING THE EVIDENCE
REXBURG POLICE HAVE
AGAINST VALLOW.
TAMI -- LORI VALLOW
FACED A JUDGE IN HAWAII
JUST ABOUT 90 MINUTES
AGO.
THIS IS WHAT THAT
COURT APPEARANCE
LOOKED LIKE.
YOU CAN SEE LORI'S NEW
HUSBAND CHAD DAYBELL
WAS THERE IN COURT.
LORI'S REPRESENTATION
SAID... BECAUSE HAWAII
LAW GOVERNS BAIL
THEY REQUESTED BAIL BE
REDUCED TO 10-
THOUSAND DOLLARS
THE PROSECUTOR ASKED
THAT THE JUDGE DENY
THAT BAIL REQUEST
BECAUSE SHE POSES A
FLIGHT RISK.
TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT
THE JUDGE DECIDED.
"ALRIGHT, FIRST OF ALL AS
TO BAIL, BAIL IS
CONFIRMED IN THE
AMOUNT OF 5 MILLION
DOLLARS."
DOLLARS."
AGAIN
AGAIN --
AGAIN -- THAT BOND IS SET AT 5-MILLION DOLLARS.
YOU CAN SEE LORI ALSO
MOUTHS WHAT APPEARS
TO BE HER SAYING "5-
MILLION".
TODAY LORI'S ATTORNEY
ALSO SAID IDAHO POLICE
WERE QUESTIONING LORI
WHILE SHE WAS IN
CUSTODY.
THIS COMES AFTER KAUAI
POLICE ARRESTED VALLOW
NEARLY 24 HOURS AGO
ON THE ISLAND.
SHE'S BEEN CHARGED
WITH TWO FELONY
COUNTS OF DESERTION
OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
AS WELL AS RESISTING OR
OBSTRUCTING OFFICERS
AND CRIMINAL
SOLICITATION TO COMMIT
A CRIME.
TODAY, K-T-V-B OBTAINED
THE PROBABLE CAUSE
AFFADAVIT THAT LED TO
LORI'S ARREST.
IN IT...REXBURG POLICE
POINT OUT VALLOW'S
HISTORY OF SKIPPING
TOWN AND
DEMONSTRATING A
QUOTE.. "WILLINGNESS TO
DISOBEY A COURT ORDER."
POLICE ALSO RAISED
CONCERNS ABOUT THE
"SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL
RESOURCES" VALLOW AND
NEW HUSBAND CHAD
DAYBELL HAVE.
THEY POINT OUT THAT
DAYBELL RECEIVED AT
LEAST 430-THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN LIFE
INSURANCE.. AFTER HIS
WIFE TAMMY DIED.
ACCORDING TO THE
AFFADAVIT... POLICE ALSO
SAY THEY FOUND TYLEE
AND J-J'S BIRTH
CERTIFICATES... J-J'S "I-
PAD" AND A CREDIT OR
DEBIT CARD BELONGING
TO TYLEE IN THE COUPLE'S
RENTAL CAR ON THE
ISLAND LAST MONTH.
WE HAVE THAT ENTIRE
AFFADAVIT ONLINE NOW
AT K-T-V-B-DOT-COM.. IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT
YOURSELF.
AS FOR LORI VALLOW...
SHE WILL BE BACK IN A
HAWAII COURTROOM ON
MONDAY, MARCH 2.
YOU
YOU CAN
YOU CAN CATCH UP ON ALL OF OUR PREVIOUS COVERAGE OF THIS
DEVELOPING STORY AT
OUR WEBSITE, KTVB.COM.
THERE YOU'LL ALSO FIND
AN UPDATED TIMELINE
BASED ON THE
INFORMATION WE
LEARNED TODAY.
FOR A LINK DIRECTLY TO
THAT SPECIAL SECTION,
JUST TEXT THE WORD
"MISSING" TO THE
NUMBER ON YOUR
SCREEN-- 208-321-5614.