SMITH CENTER -Two men and a woman were arrested in connection with the abduction of 2-year-old Walker Erickson. He was found safe and taken into protective custody, according to a social media report.
The suspects were found on Nebraska Interstate 80 near the Overton exit.
The driver of Dodge Neon involved in the Amber Alert returned to Smith Center and reported that she had dropped Barrett and Walker Erickson at an address in Kearney, Nebraska.
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The missing 2-year-old boy is has been located and is safe, according to the Smith County Sheriff. No additional details were available Wednesday evening.
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SMITH COUNTY -On Wednesday afternoon, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation issued an Amber Alert for a two-year-old boy in Smith Center.
Walker Erickson, described as 2’ tall, weighing 30 pounds with blonde hair and wearing a lime-green shirt and a diaper, was last seen just after 2p.m. on Wednesday at 406 East 4th in Smith Center, according to a media release.
Marissa Mae Barrett, according to the KBI, may have taken the child.
Barrett is 26 years old; 5’3 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. with blonde hair and blue eyes.
She could be driving a white Dodge Neon with a Florida license plate, heading toward Hastings, Nebraska.
Anyone with information to help find Erickson and Barrett are asked to call local law enforcement or 1-800-KS-CRIME.
07-13-2016 05:31 PM
2 yr old Walker Erikson last seen by grandmother at 2:17 PM Mother observed in area prior and suspected of abducting child possibly to Hastings, NE area with another unknown subject in white Dodge Neon with Florida license plates
07-13-2016 06:20 PM
If you have information call 1-800-KS-Crime or the Smith Center Sheriff’s Office, 785-282-1580.
07-13-2016 06:54 PM
Driver of Dodge Neon returned to Smith Center and reported that she had dropped Barrett and Walker Erickson at an address in Kearney Nebraska
07-13-2016 06:55 PM
Kearney Police department notified and are checking possible address as described by driver
07-13-2016 07:18 PM
Barrett and Walker Erickson may be with William “Billy” Smith in Kearney, Nebraska. No confirmed identifying information regarding Smith.
07-13-2016 07:47 PM
Barrett and Walker Erickson were reported traveling west from Kearney NE in a beige or tan unknown make 4dr with Colorado tags driven by David Bowers w/m 1/3/1958 and Billy Smith possibly headed to Holdridge NE.