Crime | Laura Silsby Haiti Frees Last US Missionary Judge unexpectedly releases Laura Silsby By Nick McMaster Posted May 17, 2010 2:55 PM CDT Copied Charisa Coulter, of Meridian, Idaho, who is one of two US Baptist missionaries held on kidnapping charges in Haiti, sits in a US embassy vehicle after her release from jail in Port-au-Prince, Monday, March 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) Just when it looked as though Haiti was ready to throw the book at Laura Silsby—the last of the Baptist missionaries accused of trying to kidnap "orphans" in the wake of the Jan. 12 earthquake—a judge reversed course and ordered her release today. Silsby has been in jail since January, when she was caught trying to arrange adoptions for a group of children, most of whom have parents, MSNBC reports. All of her fellow missionaries have been released. Read These Next Joe Rogan's ICE criticism may be trouble for Trump. After bill defeat, House GOP warns members against skipping votes. He heckled President Trump, is now $430K richer. Ford worker who heckled Trump halts donations. Report an error