Reno Man Arrested After Allegedly Kidnapping His Mother From a Nursing Facility

RENO, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – On Monday, a Reno man was arrested in Missouri for failing to appear at a court linked to his mother’s disappearance from a care home in 2019.

Roger Eugene Hillygus is being held in Kansas City after being suspected of taking his mother from a nursing facility when he did not have the legal authority to do so, according to police.

Hillygus refused to appear in February 2022 for a hearing linked to the offense of:

Conspiracy to Commit 2nd Degree Kidnapping
Burglary
2nd Degree Kidnapping of an Older or Vulnerable Person

Hillygus was apprehended in the Kansas City area by investigators and put into the Clay County prison as a Fugitive from Justice. He is being held in Reno pending extradition.

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