Mother of missing Tempe toddler officially charged
Reported by: Christopher Sign
Email: csign@abc15.com
Reported by: ABC15.com staff, wire reports
Last Update: 2:12 pm
TEMPE, AZ -- The mother of an 8-month-old boy who has been missing since late December was indicted by a grand jury Thursday.
Elizabeth Johnson was indicted on charges of kidnapping, chid abuse, custodial interference,
and conspiracy to commit custodial interference.
Officials say Johnson fled the state with her son during the week of December 22 in an apparent custody dispute.
On Friday, Tempe officials confirmed that detectives have searched the home of a Scottsdale couple considered 'persons of interest' in the case of missing 8-month-old Gabriel Johnson.
Tempe Police Department spokesperson Mike Horn confirmed that a search warrant was served at Tammi and Jack Smith's home near 160th Street and Rio Verde Trail Thursday night.
Horn would not say what detectives were looking for, but it's likely investigators are interested in computers and any of the Smiths' travel documents.
Detectives were at the home for several hours and left early Friday morning.
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