Devlin to be housed at prison in Cameron

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Convicted kidnapper and child molester Michael Devlin is moved to a prison in the northwest Missouri town of Cameron, where he is expected to serve his 74 life sentences.

Missouri Department of Corrections spokesman Brian Hauswirth says Devlin was moved to the Crossroads Correctional Center Wednesday morning. He had been under evaluation at a diagnostic center in St. Joseph since pleading guilty in October in three Missouri counties and in federal court.

Devlin admitted kidnapping Shawn Hornbeck in 2002 as the 11-year-old was riding his bike in Washington County. He also admitted to abducting 13-year-old Ben Ownby last January in rural Franklin County.

Both boys were found four days after Ben's abduction at Devlin's apartment in St. Louis County.