Found Safe TN - Rayah Smith, 10 mos. Marlee Smith, 2 *endangered* Cookeville, 7 June 2019

[HayLouise]

An ENDANGERED CHILD ALERT has been issued for two young girls out of the Cookeville area. Rayah Smith (left) is 10 mo old. Marlee Smith (right) is 2 yrs old. They were last seen June 7th. Both girls have brown hair, blue eyes. Call 1-800-TBI-FIND if you know where they are.



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This is a dated photo. The girls are believed to be traveling in a 2010 black Chevy Cobalt with Tennessee registration 5M50X7. Call the Cookeville Police Department at 1-931-526-2125, or 1-800-TBI-FIND.

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Here's another look at Rayah and Marlee Smith, missing from the Cookeville area.

Know where they are? Call 931-526-2125, or 1-800-TBI-FIND.



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[HayLouise]

ENDANGERED CHILD ALERT: The @TBInvestigation & @CookevillePD are looking for Rayah Smith, age 10 months, and Marlee Smith, age 2, who were last seen in the Cookeville area on June 7. #Missing #EndangeredChild #CookevilleTN #PutnamCo #News4

Endangered child alert issued for missing Cooekville toddlers

WSMV News4 Nashville on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

ENDANGERED CHILD ALERT issued out of #Cookeville for 10-month-old Rayah Sunshine Smith & 2-year-old Marlee Smith last seen June 7; traveling with someone in 2010 black Chevy Cobalt (5M50X7). Info? (800) TBI-FIND. @WKRN



Josh Breslow on Twitter

 

[HayLouise]

ENDANGERED CHILD ALERT: Cookeville police say 10-month-old Rayah Sunshine Smith & 2-year-old Marlee Smith were last seen about a week ago. Info? (800) TBI-FIND. @WKRN

Endangered Child Alert issued for missing Cookeville girls

Josh Breslow on Twitter

 

[Jethro4WS]

The Cookeville Tennessee Police Department has slightly different information in their post and some additional information. Bold is by me. This is a situation where the parents took off with the kids because the kids were going to be removed from them.

Cookeville Police Department

COOKEVILLE ENDANGERED CHILD ALERT: We need your help to find Marlee J. Smith (2 years old) and Rayah Sunshine Smith (10 months old), who are believed to be in the custody of their parents Haylee and Nicholas Smith.

A court order has been issued to take physical possession of the children and place them into protective custody.

The couple and their children may be traveling in a black 2010 Chevy Cobalt displaying Tennessee license plate 5M5-0X7. They were last seen on Saturday, June 8th, at the Fall Creek Inn in Cookeville TN.

Spot them? Call the Cookeville Police Department at 931-526-2126 or 1-800-TBI-FIND!​

 

[Jethro4WS]

Not sure exactly what is going on but Mom (Haylee Smith) was arrested on May 9th in Cookeville, her address was listed as "homeless out of Crossville" and her bail was $12,500 on a theft charge. She must have bailed out. Her husband and father of the kids (Nicholas Smith) has a VineLink entry from Putnam County (where Cookeville is) that shows he was arrested and released on his own recognizance on June 7th - the day the kids went missing.

So it isn't clear if the court order to take possession of the children and place them in protective custody came before or after these most recent arrests.

 

[Jethro4WS]

This is Mom's FB and the source of the photos that LE released. There is an older child as well, no idea where that child is.
https://www.facebook.com/Nicole.Anthony.08.06.16

This is the Dad version of the dual named FB's.
NickandHaylee Smith

And this is Dad's own FB.
Nick Smith

 

[melodyl]

Found safe.
TBI: Missing Cookeville toddlers found safe

 

[HayLouise]

UPDATE: Great News! Rayah and Marlee Smith have been located and are safe. As always, thank you for sharing!



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[ilovechili]

I am so glad these children are safe. That is the best news that there can ever be.

I am wondering though if they thought they were endangered was it truly five days before an alert was put out? And, if so, why?

 

[FleurQualia]

Yay! More babies found safe!