Nephew of Polygamous Leader to Face Charges Over Kidnapping of Niece

The nephew of imprisoned Utah polygamous leader Warren Jeffs will be returned to Utah to face charges that he kidnapped his niece, as he waived extradition at a court hearing Monday following his arrest in North Dakota.

Heber Jeffs was arrested by federal agents on Saturday after he was tracked to the town of Minot, but authorities don’t know why he was there, said Sheriff Marty Gleave of Piute County, Utah. He was arrested after a search warrant at a home, Gleave said.

The 10-year-old niece, the daughter of Heber Jeffs’ sister, was apparently unharmed, Gleave said.

“Homeland Security is trying to arrange to get her back here and reunite with her mother,” he said.

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