Guilty Plea From Hopatcong Dad Who Fled To Florida, Prompting National Search For Kids

HOPATCONG, NJ— A Hopatcong dad who fled with his two young children to Florida, sparking a nationwide search, has pled guilty according to reports.

Kristopher Dohm made headlines when he and his two sons went missing in February of 2015. He had told the boys' mother, Sandra Dohm, they were going to visit sick relatives in Nevada. Instead, the three vanished, as Patch reported.

The three were found six weeks later in a seedy Florida motel along with childhood friend Edward William Tarras, Jr., who was in Tennessee's Top Ten Most Wanted.

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Dohm pled guilty to two counts of second-degree interference of custody. The more serious charges of first-degree kidnapping were dismissed in exchange for his guilty plea, nj.com reported.

He faces up to ten years in prison when he is sentenced in late April, NJHerald.com reported.

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