Mother of teen girl suspected in crime spree is arrested

LEITCHFIELD — The mother of one of the two teenage sweethearts from Kentucky who are suspected in a multistate crime spree of stolen vehicles and pilfered checks has been arrested.

Sherry Peters is accused of taking 13-year-old Cheyenne Phillips from her father's house when she didn't have the custodial rights to do that, according to an arrest warrant provided by Grayson County jail chief deputy Bo Thorpe. Peters was arrested Monday.

Cheyenne Phillips was found with her boyfriend, Dalton Hayes, 18, Saturday night in a stolen truck in Florida.

Thorpe said Peters has declined media interview requests and is scheduled to meet with an attorney Thursday. Hayes is in jail awaiting extradition to Kentucky. Cheyenne Phillips was taken to a safe house, where arrangements are to be made for her return home.

This story was originally published January 20, 2015 at 11:37 AM with the headline "Mother of teen girl suspected in crime spree is arrested."