The father claimed self-defense, saying he was protecting his family. He’s accused of stabbing his ex-wife and a child before fleeing with his three kids.

An Amber Alert went out statewide Thursday morning ... Two men, Elihue Mahler, 31, of Virginia Beach and Austyn Lee Cole of Kitty Hawk, were each charged with human trafficking a child victim ...

The Amber Alert was issued Wednesday for a 15-year-old girl who was missing out of Harnett County, just south of Raleigh. Elihue Martin Mahler, 31, of Virginia Beach, and 23-year-old Austyn Lee ...

As a result, an Amber Alert was issued. Officials said they gathered information that the victim has been taken to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina and Virginia Beach, Virginia by two suspects.

Two men, Elihue Mahler, 31, of Virginia Beach, and Austyn Lee Cole ... prompting a statewide AMBER Alert. Documents show that the teen told her mom she needed to go outside to get a water bottle ...

LILLINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- Harnett County Sheriff Wayne Coats said two people have been charged in connection with an AMBER Alert issued ... 31, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and 23-year-old ...

An Amber Alert for 15-year-old Azalea Strifler was later issued on Wednesday morning. Authorities later discovered that Strifler had been transported to Kitty Hawk and Virginia Beach by the two ...

Elihue Martin Mahler, 31, of Virginia Beach, and Austyn Lee Cole, 23, of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, were both charged with kidnapping and trafficking charges after an Amber Alert in that case on ...

RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) — Two recent AMBER ... Alert issued Wednesday for a missing teen. Coats made the announcement at a Thursday afternoon media briefing. Elihue Martin Mahler, 31, of Virginia ...