05-11-2012, 05:10 PM
WAPT
GUNTOWN, Miss. -
Authorities said two girls abducted from their Tennessee home told officers who rescued them that they went three days without food or water.
Master Sgt. Steve Crawford, with the Mississippi Highway Patrol, was among the officers who found the girls. He said Friday during a news conference that the girls were alarmed when authorities found them, but that they did not cry.
Authorities tracked 35-year-old Adam Mayes to a wooded area in Union County, Miss. on Thursday evening, where they said he shot himself in the head. He was wanted for the killing of Jo Ann Bain and 14-year-old Adrienne Bain.
"A lot of prayers were answered when we found these two young ladies to be safe. Unfortunately, the suspect did take his own life," said Lt. Lee Ellington of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. "But at the end of the day, the two young ladies returned home to their father safely."
Crawford said officers were combing the woods behind a church when Mayes, 12-year-old Alexandria Bain and 8-year-old Kyliyah Bain were spotted face down on the ground.
Officials said Mayes did not say anything before shooting himself.
"A mother and a 14-year-old child are dead. Two other young girls' lives have been forever changed by the man who saw no other option than to take his own life. It was hardly a happy ending," said Gov. Phil Bryant.
David Livingston, a family friend, said Friday morning that the sisters were are at home in Tennessee and are "doing well."
Livingston said the girls' father, Gary Bain, is ecstatic about their return, but is also distraught over the deaths of his wife and older daughter.
GUNTOWN, Miss. -
Authorities said two girls abducted from their Tennessee home told officers who rescued them that they went three days without food or water.
Master Sgt. Steve Crawford, with the Mississippi Highway Patrol, was among the officers who found the girls. He said Friday during a news conference that the girls were alarmed when authorities found them, but that they did not cry.
Authorities tracked 35-year-old Adam Mayes to a wooded area in Union County, Miss. on Thursday evening, where they said he shot himself in the head. He was wanted for the killing of Jo Ann Bain and 14-year-old Adrienne Bain.
"A lot of prayers were answered when we found these two young ladies to be safe. Unfortunately, the suspect did take his own life," said Lt. Lee Ellington of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. "But at the end of the day, the two young ladies returned home to their father safely."
Crawford said officers were combing the woods behind a church when Mayes, 12-year-old Alexandria Bain and 8-year-old Kyliyah Bain were spotted face down on the ground.
Officials said Mayes did not say anything before shooting himself.
"A mother and a 14-year-old child are dead. Two other young girls' lives have been forever changed by the man who saw no other option than to take his own life. It was hardly a happy ending," said Gov. Phil Bryant.
David Livingston, a family friend, said Friday morning that the sisters were are at home in Tennessee and are "doing well."
Livingston said the girls' father, Gary Bain, is ecstatic about their return, but is also distraught over the deaths of his wife and older daughter.