Perrin v. State

This case involves an all-too-familiar occurrence: a parent steals a child, flees the state, and conceals the child from the other parent and from the authorities, claiming to be motivated by the belief that the child is being mistreated by the other parent (or the other parent's new spouse or companion).

The defendant in this case, Ronn Perrin, absconded with his three-year-old daughter, fled to the Lower 48, and concealed the child from her mother and the authorities for almost twelve weeks, until he was finally located and arrested by the FBI. Perrin was charged with custodial interference,…