122 missing Florida kids rescued in 'Operation Home for the Holidays'

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday morning that more than 100 missing or endangered kids in Florida have been rescued, touting it as one of the largest child-rescue missions in American history.

"Child predators, stay out of Florida. You are not welcome here," he said during a press conference alongside the US Marshals, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Florida Department of Children and Families, and the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.

• Operation Home for the Holidays: 2-week operation.
• Targeted vulnerable youth in four major cities.
• 57 kids located or rescued in Tampa.
• 14 kids located or rescued in Orlando.
• 22 kids located or rescued in Jacksonville.
• 29 kids located or rescued in Fort Myers.
• Rescues were also reported in 9 states outside of Florida.
• Children ranged in age from 23 months to 17 years old.
• 6 adults arrested; more arrests possible as investigations continue.

"By now you should know if you come into Florida, and you want to lay a finger on our kids, if you want to prey upon them, if you want to groom them, if you want to abuse them, everybody up here is coming for you with everything we've got. We're going to lock you up for as long as possible and, where eligible for child sex battery, we will seek the death penalty." - Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier