Washington Family Sought by Authorities Located in Canada

The family was taken into custody by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

The Spady family has been located

(PLENTYWOOD, Mont.) - The Clark County Sheriff's Office was notified by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police early this morning that they had located Jeffrey and Kim Spady, a Washington couple on the run from authorities for numerous counts of Rape of a Child 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree.

Canadian police say they had located the Spady family around 1:30 AM, but had not contacted them. They told Washington authorities that the family was camping at the Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park near the town of Swift Current.

The RCMP decided to wait until daylight hours and utilize their SWAT team to effect the arrest of Jeffrey and Kim Spady.

At approximately 2:00 PM Pacific Time, the Spady family was taken into custody without incident. Jeffrey and Kim Spady were initially being held on immigration charges in the town of Swift Current, Canada. The four children were placed into protective custody, also in Swift Current.

The arrest wamade by the RCMP, they in turn turned the case over to the Canada Border Services Agency.

Jeffrey and Kim Spady have left Canada and are currently in custody in Plentywood, Montana. This is a small town located in Sheridan County, which is in the far northeast portion of the state.

Officials in Plentywood are attempted to locate a judge in order to proceed with the extradition hearings this afternoon. If extradition is waived by the Spady's or if the judge determines they are to be extradited they will most likely return to Clark County, Washington sometime next week.

The Clark County Sheriff's Office says they have a number of other agencies to thand for their professionalism and cooperation during this search:

-Royal Canadian Mounted Police -Canada Border Services Agency -United States Marshall's Office - Pacific NW Fugitive Apprehension Team -All the Constable's throughout Canada who called with information

Source: Clark County Sheriff's Office