Fugitive in Parental Kidnapping Case in Falmouth Apprehended

On December 8, 2007, 6 year-old Christopher T. Seychew was abducted from a residence in Falmouth by his father, Richard T. Warren, age 44, of 1 Coach House Drive, Owings Mills, Maryland. Warren did not have custody rights, and police had information that Seychew may be endangered. Warren fled the area with Seychew and was believed to have been headed out of Massachusetts.

On December 10, 2007, an arrest warrant was issued for Warren from Falmouth District Court for kidnapping. Falmouth Police and State Police assigned to the Cape and Islands Detective Unit and the Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, along with the US Marshals Service, undertook efforts to apprehend Warren and to locate Seychew. Investigators learned that Warren took Seychew to Washington, DC, then traveled on to Cancun, Mexico, and finally to the country of Belize. With assistance from the US State Department, Warren was taken into custody in Belize, and subsequently transported to the State of Texas. Seychew was located in Belize with Warren, and was held by the US State Department until he was able to be reunited with his mother on December 16, 2007.

Today, Warren is expected to be arraigned in Harris County District Court in Houston, Texas, on the charge of being a fugitive from justice from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Further inquiries may be directed to the Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office at (508) 362-8113.

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