Misty VanHorn: Mother, 22, 'tried to sell her two young children for $5,000 to pay her boyfriend's b
Mother, 22, 'tried to sell her two young children for $5,000 to pay her boyfriend's bail'
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A 22-year-old woman has been accused of trying to sell her two children for $5,000.
Misty VanHorn allegedly asked for $1,000 for her two-year-old and $4,000 for her four-year-old.
Investigators said she wanted the cash to pay for bail for her boyfriend who was in jail.
Suspect: Misty VanHorn allegedly asked for $1,000 for her two-year-old and $4,000 for her four-year-old
VanHorn put a $1,000 price on the head of her youngest and $4,000 for her oldest
VanHorn was arrested by police on a charge of trafficking children following an investigation in Sallisaw, Oklahoma.
The mother-of-two contacted a woman in Fort Smith through Facebook and talked about selling her two young children.
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ShareShe put a $1,000 price on the head of her youngest and $4,000 for her oldest.
The woman, who has not been named, contacted the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, who notified Sallisaw Police.
Neighbours of VanHorn said she had been asking for money to help get her boyfriend out of jail. It is not known what offence he was being held on.
'She was going door to door, here to all the way across town asking everybody for money to get him out,' said Tony Mosby, a neighbor.
Detectives confirm the state took custody of the children.
VanHorn is being held on $40,000 bond.
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