Police Find Missing 555-Pound South Carolina Boy, Mother
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Authorities say they've found a 555-pound South Carolina teen who disappeared with his mother.
The two were located Thursday afternoon in Baltimore, police said. Paramedics checked 14-year-old Alexander Draper's health before turning him over to the Maryland Department of Social Services.
South Carolina officials said they want the mother, 49-year-old Jerri Gray, extradited to that state, where she is accused of violating a custody order. Investigators didn't know if Gray had an attorney and relatives didn't respond to messages from The Associated Press.
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The South Carolina Department of Social Services alerted deputies Tuesday. They said Gray missed a scheduled court appearance so officials could begin investigating claims of child neglect and endangerment.