Kidnapped 4-year-old Florida girl found safe in Tennessee
- 8 years ago
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE — A 4-year-old Florida girl was found safe and her kidnapper arrested in Tennessee on Monday after a search that spanned five states, authorities said.
Rebecca Lewis was discovered in Memphis, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed over Twitter.
Authorities say 31-year-old West Wild Hogs, a family friend, kidnapped Rebecca on Saturday morning, Fox 13 reported.
Amber Alerts for the Lewis were issued in five states: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee, according to the New York Daily News.
The pair was spotted at a BP gas station on surveillance cameras in Forsyth, Georgia on Saturday night, then later by a park ranger in Tennessee, according to Fox 13.
The two were then spotted again in Nashville at 2:28 a.m. on Monday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told reporters.
Hogs was pulled over while driving a 2012 gray Nissan with Alabama plates, the New York Daily News reported.
The 4-year-old was first reported missing when her older sister woke up and couldn’t find Rebecca. Hogs had come to the family’s home prior to the kidnapping, officials said.
According to Luther Lewis, the girl’s father, Hogs underwent brain surgery several years ago and hadn’t been the same since, Fox 13 reported.
Sheriff Judd described Hogs as a bipolar truck driver who suffers from depression and who was unemployed for at least one to two years, according to Fox 13.
Rebecca Lewis was discovered in Memphis, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed over Twitter.
Authorities say 31-year-old West Wild Hogs, a family friend, kidnapped Rebecca on Saturday morning, Fox 13 reported.
Amber Alerts for the Lewis were issued in five states: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee, according to the New York Daily News.
The pair was spotted at a BP gas station on surveillance cameras in Forsyth, Georgia on Saturday night, then later by a park ranger in Tennessee, according to Fox 13.
The two were then spotted again in Nashville at 2:28 a.m. on Monday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told reporters.
Hogs was pulled over while driving a 2012 gray Nissan with Alabama plates, the New York Daily News reported.
The 4-year-old was first reported missing when her older sister woke up and couldn’t find Rebecca. Hogs had come to the family’s home prior to the kidnapping, officials said.
According to Luther Lewis, the girl’s father, Hogs underwent brain surgery several years ago and hadn’t been the same since, Fox 13 reported.
Sheriff Judd described Hogs as a bipolar truck driver who suffers from depression and who was unemployed for at least one to two years, according to Fox 13.