By SYDNEY KENT
One of three South Dakota suspects charged in the abduction of an 11-year-old from Zanesville in December has been denied a reduction in his $150,000 bond.
Isaiah Schryvers, 24, appeared in the Wells Circuit Court on Wednesday morning before Senior Judge Max Ludy, Jr. Schryvers requested his bond be lowered to $10,000. The request was firmly denied.
“If it’s true that you and your wife (Sara Gaudino),” Ludy paused, “I did not know it was your wife until this morning. But if you and your wife and this other individual drove down from South Dakota and picked up an 11-year-old girl. That’s a danger to any child in any place. South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana — you are a danger.”
Prosecutor Colin Andrews raised a set of concerns with the motion, with an emphasis on the egregious nature of the case. Additional concerns cited were method of transportation, prior charges for failing to appear, and Schryvers’ lack of a home address — which would make it difficult to bring him back to the state.
Schryvers is currently charged with kidnapping, a Level 5 felony. Schryvers’ appointed counsel, Patrick Miller, argued that he has children with a co-defendant in the case who are currently in foster care. Gaudino, 23, is also charged with kidnapping.
“He has little money,” Miller told the court. “He has a van with a lien against it and receives a little more than $800 per month in Social Security benefits. That would obviously go towards the bond. He understands if he doesn’t (return) he could be subject to additional charges.”
The van Miller referenced is currently in custody of the Wells County Sheriff’s Department as part of the investigation. Andrews pointed out that the children of Gaudino and Schryvers were in foster care for approximately five months prior to their arrests. He also noted that Schryvers lives 18 hours away via car.
“We’re talking about miles and miles away,” Andrews argued. “Judge (Kenton) Kiracofe was concerned with the ability for the state to bring the defendant to trial in this case under the circumstances. There’s a chance that he will have increased charges and his bail will be raised. If it’s raised, and he’s not here, he will need to be brought back for that. At the time of his arrest, he was staying in a trailer that had no running water I believe.”
“There is no testimony or evidence to that,” Miller interjected.
Andrews advised that the information was contained in the probable cause affidavit. Though available to the court, the file is currently locked to the public. During the hearing, it was revealed that Schryvers allegedly lived in the trailer with co-defendant Zachary Delozier.
Detective Quinton Greer with the Wells County Sheriff’s Department testified confirmed Schryvers’ alleged involvement in the case on Tuesday’s morning. Prosecutor Colin Andrews advised the court that he may potentially receive charges that mirror Delozier.
Delozier, 27, was the first suspect to be extradited back to the state of Indiana, though he was last to waive extradition. In addition to a Level 5 felony for kidnapping, Delozier now faces charges for child molesting, a Level 1 felony, child molesting, a Level 2 felony, promotion of child sexual human trafficking, a Level 3 felony, and child solicitation, a Level 4 felony.
Each of the three suspects were charged after they were located at a traffic stop in Barneveld, Wisconsin on New Year’s Eve less than 24 hours after a Silver Alert was issued for the missing child.
Greer added that the investigation is ongoing with various lab results still pending. A pretrial conference is set for Schryvers at 9 a.m. on March 13 in the Wells Circuit Court.
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