Amber Alert issued for Idaho teens feared to be with religious polygamy group
Idaho State Police issued an Amber Alert for two teens whose mother and authorities believes they may be headed out of state to meet a religious group known for practicing polygamy.
On June 22, siblings Allen Larand Fischer, 13, and Rachelle Leray Fischer, 15, were reported missing from their home in Monteview, an unincorporated community in Jefferson County.
At the time the brother and sister vanished, the children were living with their family's home in the eastern region of the state, officials said.
Troopers reported the children "may be with adult siblings" en route to a Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint (FLDS) group in Mendon, a city in northern Utah near where the children used to live.
'It is believed that the children willingly left to return to Trenton, Utah due to religious beliefs,' the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office posted in a news release statement.
The town of Trenton is about 18 miles north of Mendon.
"I'm very concerned," the children's mother Elizabeth Round, told East Idaho News.
A former FLDS member, Round told the outlet she left the siblings at home to attend Sunday night Bible study and when she returned about two hours lageter, they were gone.
"Somebody came by... and hauled off with them," Round said.
In an interview, Roundy said the missing children may be with older siblings and members of the FLDS, she believes were involved in abducting her teenagers. Roundy was a member of the FLDS Church under she was exiled in 2020.
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Description of missing Idaho teens
Police described Allen as 5'9', 135 pounds with longer sandy blonde hair and blue eyes.
The boy was last seen wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans.
Officials said Rachelle is 5'5', 135 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
She was last seen wearing a green dress.
Anyone with information about the children or their possible sighting is asked to call 911 of the sheriff's office at at 208-745-9210 (Option 7).
This is a developing story.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.
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