Porter Stone Found: Heart Patient Taken From Hospital Is Safe In St. Louis

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In St. Louis a 5 year old boy who was in need of a heart transplant was taken without permission for the St Louis hospital. He was found with his father and paternal grandmother at a motel early Wednesday. Illinois State Police said the three were found at a motel in Alsip, south of Chicago, at about 3 a.m., and that the boy, Porter Stone, appeared to be fine but was taken to a local hospital. St. Louis prosecutors charged Jeffrey Stone and Matthews on Wednesday with kidnapping, interfering with custody and endangering the welfare of a child. Porter is on the hospital's heart transplant waiting list and was going to be monitored by doctors closer to his mother's home.

Citation:

SALTER, JIM. "Porter Stone Found: Heart Patient Taken From Hospital Is Safe In St. Louis (VIDEO)." Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. N.p., 25 Apr. 2012. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/25/porter-stone-found-safe_n_1451704.html>.