3 Nov 2014

Niue deports US kidnap suspect

2:13 pm on 3 November 2014

The 46-year old American yachtsman sought by the FBI for allegedly kidnapping his nine-year old son and sailing non stop from Seattle to Niue has been deported from Niue.

Jeffrey Hanson, who had visited Niue in 1998, was spotted by a local resident who had read about the FBI manhunt and notified the Niue police.

Mr Hanson was charged with entering the island illegally and is being flown back to the US via New Zealand.

His son will be taken by FBI agents back to New Zealand this week and reunited with his mother in Pennsylvania .

Jeffrey Ford Hanson, who is wanted by the FBI for allegedly kidnapping his son, Billy Hanson. Both have been found in Niue.

Jeffrey Ford Hanson, who is wanted by the FBI for allegedly kidnapping his son, Billy Hanson. Both have been found in Niue. Photo: FBI