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Teacher Charged With Custody Interference After Teen Found

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC · How we work

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Jobe Binkley was charged with interference with custody after a 17-year-old girl was found at his home.
The girl vanished Dec. 2, 2025 and was located Aug. 21, 2026, 263 days later.
Binkley pleaded not guilty, was released on bond, and faces a hearing on Sept. 30, 2026.
He taught for Springfield City Schools, was placed on leave twice, then fired in Feb. 2025.
Prosecutors said a harsher charge requires the teen’s cooperation, which they lack.

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Story summary

Jobe Binkley was charged with interference with custody after a 17-year-old girl was found at his home.
The girl vanished Dec. 2, 2025 and was located Aug. 21, 2026, 263 days later.
Binkley pleaded not guilty, was released on bond, and faces a hearing on Sept. 30, 2026.
He taught for Springfield City Schools, was placed on leave twice, then fired in Feb. 2025.
Prosecutors said a harsher charge requires the teen’s cooperation, which they lack.