Kendal “KD” White was sentenced on Mar. 10 to 20 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of a toddler in St. Louis County, Missouri, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey handed down the sentence after White pleaded guilty to one count of kidnapping.
Cam’Ron Henderson, 21, of St. Louis, who also pleaded guilty to kidnapping, was previously sentenced in January to 130 months in prison.
According to court documents, White, 21, of St. Charles, believed that the father of the two-year-old victim had stolen items from him, including firearms. On August 10, 2023, White and Henderson went searching for this man and arrived at the victim’s mother’s apartment in St. Louis County. When their knocks went unanswered, both men—armed—forced entry by kicking down the door.
Inside the apartment and unable to find their intended target, White demanded that the mother hand over her daughter. After she refused, White struck her multiple times with his gun before taking the toddler and fleeing with Henderson. The child’s mother immediately contacted police.
White and Henderson later learned that an Amber Alert had been issued describing their vehicle—a Hyundai Elantra—and subsequently paid three women to return the child safely to her uncle’s home.
“This was an incredibly violent offense,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Szczucinski said during Thursday’s hearing.
The case was investigated by the St. Louis County Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Szczucinski prosecuted.
