Key takeaways:
- Ruby Franke and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt were taken into custody after authorities received a call about a malnourished child with open wounds and duct tape around the extremities.
- Bonnie Hoellein, one of Franke’s sisters, posted a YouTube video expressing her shock and sadness at the news.
- The arrest documents obtained by Fox 13 state that the child was asking for food and water.
Ruby Franke, a Utah YouTuber with over 2 million followers on her 8 Passengers channel, and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt were taken into custody this week after authorities received a call about a malnourished child with open wounds and duct tape around the extremities. The Santa Clara-Ivins Public Safety Department reported that the child ran from an Ivins residence to the house of a neighbor, who noticed the tape on the child’s ankles and wrists.
The news of Franke’s arrest has prompted her sisters to speak out on social media. Bonnie Hoellein, one of Franke’s sisters, posted a YouTube video titled “My Statement on My Sister Ruby Franke” in which she expressed her shock and sadness at the news. Hoellein also said that it felt “very out of place” for her to continue posting her regular content after the arrest.
The arrest documents obtained by Fox 13 state that the child was asking for food and water. The video posted by Hoellein was available early Friday, but a few hours later, the link redirected to a page that said “Video unavailable”.
The Santa Clara-Ivins Public Safety Department has not released any further details about the case, and Franke and Hildebrandt are currently in custody. It is unclear what charges they are facing or what will happen next.
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