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Amber Alert Leads to Child's Safe Recovery
17 Aug
Summary
- Father charged with kidnapping and harassment after taking child.
- Amber Alert issued; child found safe near Blue Springs, Missouri.
- Suspect remains jailed on a $20,000 bond pending court proceedings.
Justin A. Smith, 37, is facing charges of Parental Kidnapping and 1st Degree Harassment in Jackson County, Missouri. On August 9, Smith, the non-custodial parent, removed his child from the shared residence, informing the child's mother via text that he was taking the child to Texas and intended to commit suicide.
Following the mother's repeated requests for the child's return, the Missouri State Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert on August 10. Later that day, law enforcement located Smith and the child in a vehicle on Interstate 70 near Blue Springs, Missouri. Smith was taken into custody without incident, and the child was found safe and unharmed.
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