Griffin Police report the arrest of Kenneth Greg Owens who had been the subject of a manhunt when he took his two children and fled the area.
The Children had been placed under DEFACS custody. During the last twenty four hours Griffin Police have been following up leads to the possible location of Owens and his two missing children. On August 25, 2014 a court order was issued ordering Kenneth Greg Owens and Kelly Bunn’s two sons, Kenneth Luke Owens, eleven years old, and Kaden Owens, nine years old, into the custody of the State. Just prior to the court date Mr. Owens fled Griffin with his two sons and has been on the run with them since then.
After checking numerous locations in the west central Georgia area throughout the night, Mr. Owens made contact this morning with a Griffin Attorney who in return contacted the Police Department and made arrangements for Mr. Owens to turn himself in and the children over to the State. Early this afternoon two Officers from the Special Investigations Unit of the Griffin Police Department made contact with Mr. Owens at the Attorney’s office at which time he was taken into custody without incident. Inv. Kelly McKinney took custody of the children and has since placed them in the care and custody of the Department of Family and Children Services. At the time of their recovery the children appeared to be in good health.
Mr. Owens has been transported to the Spalding County jail where he is currently being held on two counts of kidnapping, two counts of interference with child custody, three counts of cruelty to children in the 1st degree and additional unrelated warrants.