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Georgia Kidnapping Suspect Returned to the United States

Bureau of Diplomatic Security
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2004

A Georgia man wanted for international parental kidnapping was extradited on November 3, 2004, through the efforts of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, the United States Marshals Service, the Costa Rican authorities, Organismo De Investigacion Judicial, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Fayette A. Sims, a medical doctor, fled the United States to Central America in April 2003 with his 5-year-old son without the consent of his wife. The mother of the abducted child notified the FBI whose investigation led them to believe that Sims was living in Costa Rica with the child.

The FBI contacted the Bureau of Diplomatic Security for assistance with locating Sims in Costa Rica. The Diplomatic Security special agent assigned to the U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, coordinated with Costa Rican authorities to locate him. He was arrested by the Organismo De Investigacion on June 30, 2004. The child was met in Costa Rica by his mother and returned to the United States with her on July 7, 2004.

Sims was extradited on November 3, 2004. He was escorted to the United States by two deputies from the United States Marshals Service and then handed over to federal authorities in Atlanta, Georgia, for prosecution.

The Bureau of Diplomatic Security is the worldwide law enforcement and security arm of the U.S. Department of State with special agents assigned to U.S. diplomatic missions overseas and field offices throughout the United States. Diplomatic Security special agents conduct passport and visa fraud investigations worldwide and are responsible for security at 285 U.S. diplomatic facilities around the world.

Contact: Tara Rigler
                 571-345-2503
                 Cell: 703-624-1073
                 RiglerTM@state.gov

                 Doug Quiram
                 571-345-2994

[Regional release by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Public Affairs.]

  
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