Presser:
Chief Tim Fitch
Call @ 11:30 this morning
Family/friends already at the scene
Mom put the child to bed in the early morning hours (today)
Later in the morning 11:00 AM, mom got up, found child missing
No visible signs of forced entry. Doesn't mean door was left unlocked.
Everything is still under investigation
Sighting of a man with child. 5'9 30's, rogers middle school, male, white, carrying child, dark hoodie, sweatpants, about 12:30, along tree line near school.
Mile from the scene on Clevelant
Deceased child found
No identification
No other missing children
ME called to scene - don't know how child died
Family notified; cooperative; father located, he is also being interviewed
No suspects, nor has anyone been eliminated
SARA alert upon receipt of the call
Knew right away this was not an ordinary call, suspected foul play right away
Body discovered by dog walkers (2)
Condition of body will be confidential.
100 county LE's officers involved, copters, canines
Neighbors reporting PO on father. No one identified as suspect, no one eliminated
Handcuffed man? News to Chief (unaware)
Search not over, into the night, and through morning
Break-in's last night -- he has no info
1 square mile search (check are between home and sighting at Rodgers middle school). Draw circle around area, that's our search area.
This child could walk, but there's no reason to think he would walk away from home, but he would have to assume it's a crime. You can't assume that it's merely a child walking away.
Can't ignore the similarities to Lisa Irwin.
Pretty sick person -- body left in view of the roadway (found quick). Needs to be dealt with severely by the justice system.
Mother, child, grandma lived in the home.
SARA alert still active until body identified.
Updates as nights go on.