Evens Sanon

(The Associated Press) US missionary Laura Silsby, 40, of Meridian, Idaho, arrested on child kidnapping charges, is escorted by police officers upon her arrival to the courthouse in Port-au-Prince, Monday. The Idaho missionary was detained with nine other Americans on Jan. 29 while trying to take 33 children out of Haiti without the proper documents.

Haiti frees US missionary; group leader still held

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- One of two Baptist missionaries still held on kidnapping charges in Haiti was released and flew to Miami on Monday, but the U.S. group's leader remained in custody.

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