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Rabia Khalid, 40, was arrested Feb. 23 after sheriff's deputies
were asked to investigate a suspected burglary taking place at a
vacant home that was for sale, the Douglas County Sheriff's
Office said. The deputies found two children in a vehicle
outside and a man and a woman coming out of the home who
initially told them they were working for a realtor, it said in
a press release.
Deputies, working with dispatchers, eventually determined that
the woman was Khalid, who had an active warrant related to the
2017 disappearance of her son, Abdul Aziz Khan, who is now 14.
The case was featured on Netflix's “Unsolved Mysteries,”
according to the U.S. Marshals Service, which had been helping
look for the boy. Khan was the older of the two children found
in the vehicle, it said.
Khalid along with the man were arrested on charges including
second-degree kidnapping, forgery, and identity theft.
Khalid's lawyer, Kyle Sawyer, said he was still reviewing all
the information related to the case but said he would be
adamantly defending Khalid.
The boy and the younger child, whose identity hasn't been
released, were taken into protective custody and decisions about
where they will be placed will be made by the court, the
sheriff's office said.
The sheriff's office said the boy's family is asking for privacy
at this time, but they expressed their gratitude in a statement.
“We’re overwhelmed with joy that Aziz has finally been found. We
want to thank everyone for their support over the last seven
years," they said.
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