Men Allegedly Caught Driving Sweltering U-Haul Full of Children Plead Ignorance: ‘I Have No Idea Why We Took the Kids’

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Five adults and seven children aged 2-13 were found in the back of the truck. Webster County Sheriff’s Office

Two men were stopped on a Missouri highway hauling a U-Haul truck with several young children in a poorly-ventilated cargo box, according to local law enforcement officials.

Shaikiem Bristol, 31, and Musa Omar, 22, told Missouri State Highway Patrol they were taking turns driving from Arizona to New York.

Two women were in the passenger seat, identified by Bristol as his sister and fiancee. According to court documents obtained by KY3, Bristol claimed they drove to Arizona to pick up a girl who was kicked out by her mom. The other woman and both men are from Buffalo, New York, where they were headed…

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