Dad Who Kidnapped Sons Found With Alleged Rapist

The Hopatcong man who kidnapped his own sons in early February and was found in a seedy Florida hotel Wednesday night wasn’t alone, and his company was one of Tennessee’s most wanted fugitives.

Kristopher Dohm, who took his sons Parker and Jaxon, 8 and 7, respectively, from his mother’s custody in February was found with Edward William Tarras, Jr., who has been sought since August 19, 2014 by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations and was a member of the state’s Top Ten Most Wanted list.

According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations, a joint investigation led to information that said Tarras was with Dohm in the New Port Richey section of Florida.

Dohm told his ex-wife he wanted to take his sons for a few extra days beyond their custody agreement to see an ailing relative in Nevada. The last time the boys’ mother, Sandy Dohm, heard from her children was Feb. 5. On Feb. 9, the children were deemed missing and Kristopher Dohm was considered the suspect.

Initial police reports indicate Parker and Jaxon Dohm were safe and unharmed at the time they were found.

In January of this year, Morris County CrimeStoppers issued an alert saying the search for Tarras was being traced to northern New Jersey because of his ties to the Budd Lake area.

Tarras was charged in Tennessee with rape, sexual battery, 19 counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, and sexual exploitation of a minor more than 100 times. On Aug. 15, 2014, Tarras cut off his tracking bracelet and fled the state, Tennessee Bureau of Investigations reported.

The two are currently being held without bond in Pasco County Central Detention Center in Florida.

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• Prosecutor: Dad Lied About Sons Seeing Dying Grandfather Before Kidnapping Them
• Prayer Vigil Set for Missing Morris County Boys Allegedly Kidnapped by Their Dad
• Mom ‘Not Complete’ Without Sons, Search Continues For Abducted Boys 3 Weeks Later
• Search Spans Country for North Jersey Father Accused of Kidnapping Sons
• Cops: Search Is On For North Jersey Man Who Kidnapped Sons, Fled New Jersey
• Alleged Rapist, Fugitive May Be Hiding Out In Morris County, Authorities Say

Pictured: Kristopher Dohm, left, and Edward Tarras, Jr. Photos Courtesy Tennessee Bureau of Investigations

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