A Middlesboro man has been charged with custodial interference and unlawful transaction with a minor – 3rd degree after traveling to Tennessee with a 14-year-old girl who had been reported missing.
WRIL reported on Friday, Dec. 27, that a family member of 14-year-old Kailyn Brock made a social media post about her missing and in the company of a 20-year-old man who was later identified as Kolton Raske. The pair had left in a black Cobalt very early that morning. A report was filed with the Middlesboro Police Department shortly afterward.
Later that same day at around 8:25 p.m., Middlesboro Police were notified by the Campbell County Tennessee Sheriff’s Office that Brock and Raske were found. Raske was taken into custody and charged with harboring or hiding a runaway child. Kailyn Brock was released to her family. Raske was later released from custody on an unknown bond.
On Wednesday, Jan. 1, Middlesboro Police led by Lt./Detective Barry Cowan discovered Raske was at Hinks Heights Apartments in Middlesboro. He was taken into custody without incident a short time before noon.
According to the citation, “Raske took the 14-year-old to Tennessee in fear of facing trouble for having a relationship with the female.”
Kolton Raske was lodged in the Bell County Detention Center charged with custodial interference and unlawful transaction with a minor – 3rd degree.
Lt./Detective Barry Cowan is in charge of this case. Also assisting on scene were officers Justice, Partin, Quillen and Captain Joe Holder.