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UPDATED: Scottsdale woman arrested in missing baby Gabriel case
Feb. 2, 2010 06:50 PM
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"We've done nothing; we did nothing wrong," Jack Smith said Tuesday after his wife's arrest. "They have bullied us from the beginning. And they're bullying us now . . . We have nothing to do with Gabriel being gone. There is no proof."

Tammi Smith is accused of providing the baby's mother with contacts for a place to stay and adoption advice after Elizabeth Johnson fled with the child in mid-December. At the same time, police said, Smith called and texted the boy's father, trying to bully him into signing over his custodial rights. Her goal, said Tempe Lt. Mike Horn, was to adopt the baby.

According to Smith's arrest documents, she texted McQueary and told him "The only way she'll come back is if my attorney faxes the signed papers to her so she won't get in trouble and Gabriel (would be with us)."

Two days later, police interviewed Tammi Smith and asked how she would "handle the fact that Logan McQueary refused to sign over his custodial rights." She replied by telling police she intended to use her attorney to pressure McQueary to pay past child support and future support in the hopes that it would be enough to make him concede his rights. She told police then that she hoped that pressure would be enough for her to eventually adopt Gabriel. :furious:

Tempe police said in a news conference Tuesday that they started forwarding any new leads on the whereabouts of the baby to San Antonio police. Tempe police have said in the past that any additional charges, including homicide, would have to come out of Texas since that's where the boy was last seen alive. Tempe police initially thought the baby was still alive because Tammi Smith continued communicating with the mother about adopting the child even after he disappeared, Lt. Horn said. But when Johnson began to spurn Smith's help during her trip through Texas, Smith began begging her to return to Arizona.
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Tammi Smith, 37, of Scottsdale is escorted by Tempe Police officers to the Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix. Smith faces charges of custodial interference, conspiracy to commit custodial interference and forgery in the case of missing baby Gabriel Johnson.

PDF: Probable cause for arrest
http://www.azcentral.com/ic/pdf/0202smith-arrest-probable-cause.pdf

Video: Scottsdale Woman Arrested 2:37
Tammi Smith, 37, of Scottsdale, is facing charges in missing Tempe baby case.
http://www.azcentral.com/video/64616568001

RAW VIDEO: Tammi Smith Booked Into Jail 0:40
Baby Gabriel Update: Tempe police deliver Tammi Smith to jail.
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RAW VIDEO: Police Arrest Tammi Smith 1:29
Tempe police charge Tammi Smith with custodial interference, conspiracy to commit custodial interference and forgery, all felonies.
http://www.azcentral.com/video/64563532001

VIDEO REPORT: Woman Who Tried To Adopt Gabriel Arrested 3:56
Drew attention after Gabriel vanished.
http://www.azcentral.com/video/64594055001

VIDEO REPORT: Arrest In Baby Gabriel Case 0:26
Scottsdale woman arrested for custodial interference and forgery
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VIDEO REPORT: I-CAST: Baby Gabriel Latest 1:48
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UPDATED PHOTOS: Search For Baby Gabriel/Includes Tammi's Arrest Photos etc. 1-14
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http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/02/02/20100202arrest-in-baby-gabriel-case0203.html

 

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UPDATED: Tempe police make arrest in missing baby Gabriel case
Last Update: 2/02 11:20 pm
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Smith was initially being held at the Tempe Police Department, but has since been transported and booked into the Maricopa County Jail.

As the 37-year-old was being escorted into the jail, she told reporters, "We all knew this was going to happen. I am innocent and God is with me."

Smith has been arrested for three charges including:
*1. Conspiracy to Commit Custodial Interference (A class four felony)
*2. Custodial Interference (A Class four felony)
*3. Forgery (A Class four felony)

ABC15 learned Tuesday afternoon that Jack is no longer considered a person of interest in the case.

However, Jack Smith said he is outraged at the charges against his wife. "Those are trumped up charges. Those have no substance to them whatsoever," he said.

Jack Smith said he and his wife both have been cooperative with police and have even reached out to them several times during the investigation to share information. "I feel betrayed because we have done everything," said Jack Smith. "I feel so bullied right now. I feel like there's a bully in the yard that's doing everything they can to try to provoke me into something."

In a text message to ABC15's Corey Rangel, McQueary said Tuesday about Smith's arrest, "I am very happy. Maybe this is what we need to get her to tell the truth and find Gab, stir things up a bit and see what comes out of it."

"It is a very real possibility that Elizabeth killed Gabriel," said Tempe Lt. Mike Horn said. "We are holding out hope that he's alive, but we have to look at every aspect and investigate everything."

*More Info At Link!

Suspect Tammi Smith being escorted into Maricopa County Jail

Slideshow: Suspect Tammi Smith 1-4
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Video: Tempe police make arrest in missing baby Gabriel case 3:35
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Video: Scottsdale woman arrested in missing baby Gabriel case 2:19
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Video: Husband Of Suspect Arrested In Baby Gabriel 1:28
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http://www.abc15.com/content/news/s...sing-baby-Gabriel/l-hiVWyc7E-by9eczEAoHA.cspx

 

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UPDATED: Potential adoptive mother of missing Tempe baby arrested
Posted on February 2, 2010 at 11:49 AM
Updated yesterday at 9:22 PM
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Tempe police have arrested Tammi Smith for a list of charges related to custodial interference in the case of a missing Tempe baby.

She is facing conspiracy to commit custodial interference, custodial interference and forgery charges. Smith was booked into the Maricopa County Jail for these three charges.

Tempe police said Smith has not been truthful during the investigation committing forgery when she filled out custodial court documents for Johnson, claiming that Craig Cherry, Smith's cousin, could be a potential father to baby Gabriel. According to police Smith tried to recruit several people as potential fathers. Smith also allegedly reached out to a family court judge and made several false statements to investigators.

Tempe police said Tuesday they do not believe the Smiths have any idea where baby Gabriel is.

Video: Tammi Smith faces several charges in case of missing baby Gabriel 7:05
http://www.azfamily.com/video/?id=83411862&sec=528732

Video: Potential adoptive mother of missing Tempe baby arrested 3:06
http://www.azfamily.com/video/?id=83362862&sec=507182

Video: Potential adoptive mother of missing Tempe baby arrested 7:05
http://www.azfamily.com/video/?id=83362862&sec=507087

Gallery Slideshow: Tammi's Arrest & Mug Pics 1-5
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Scottsdale woman arrested in missing baby case
Tuesday, February 2, 2010; 2:32 PM
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Tammi Smith, 37, was being taken to Tempe police headquarters and later will be booked into Maricopa County jail on charges of custodial interference, conspiracy to commit custodial interference and forgery, Sgt. Steve Carbajal said.

Jack Smith did not answer his cell phone, and his voicemail box was full. It's unclear whether they have a lawyer.

Tammi Smith told The Associated Press last week that she had nothing to hide.

"Since the beginning I've been asking police to look through our computer and get whatever they want because it proves my innocence, so I'm not concerned," she said.

Managers of a San Antonio landfill have blocked off an area that might be searched for the baby, but police said they hadn't yet searched the site and decline to say whether they plan to do so. A portion of the Tessman Road Landfill was cordoned off based on where Gabriel was last seen on Dec. 26 in San Antonio.

Article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/02/AR2010020202018.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Would-Be Adoptive Mom Arrested in Missing Baby Case
Updated: Tuesday, 02 Feb 2010, 6:28 PM MST
Published : Tuesday, 02 Feb 2010, 11:56 AM MST
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Major developments in the case of missing baby Gabriel -- Tammi Smith, a woman who wanted to adopt the baby, has now been arrested on three charges. Still, police are refraining from saying she knows where the child might be.

As she was being led into booking, Smith told reporters, "Well we all knew that this would happen... I am innocent and God is with me."

But Tempe Police say Smith played a "deceptive role" in this investigation.

"We believe there was a plan in place, or being developed, for them eventually to take custody of baby Gabriel," said Lt. Mike Horn in a press conference Tuesday afternoon.

Managers of a San Antonio landfill have blocked off an area that might be searched for the baby, but police said they hadn't yet searched the site and decline to say whether they plan to do so. A portion of the Tessman Road Landfill was cordoned off based on where Gabriel was last seen on Dec. 26 in San Antonio.

Jack Smith is no longer regarded a person of interest.
*More info at link!

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&#8226;Timeline: Notable Events In Gabriel's Case (Articles, Videos etc.)
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Article:
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/phoenix/smith_arrest_020210

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: 'Custodial interference' alleged in Baby Gabriel case
Updated today at 2:59 PM
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Tempe police have arrested Tammi Smith for a list of charges related to custodial interference in the case of a missing Tempe baby.

Smith was arrested Tuesday morning at her Scottsdale residence. She is facing conspiracy to commit custodial interference, custodial interference and forgery charges.

Sgt. Steven Carbajal said Smith is going to be booked into the Maricopa County Jail for these three charges.

Article:
http://www.kens5.com/news/Ariz-woma...terference-in-Baby-Gabriel-case-83371867.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Baby Gabriel Update: Hopeful Adoptive Mother, Tammi Smith, Arrested
Tue., Feb. 2 2010 @ 1:14PM
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Tammi Smith, 37, was labeled a person of interest by the Tempe Police Department in mid-January after police felt that she and her husband, Jack Smith, were less than forthcoming with information regarding the baby's disappearance.

Today, Tammi Smith was arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit custodial interference, custodial interference, and forgery.

Despite custodial interference charges being filed against Smith, it doesn't change the fact that the baby is still missing.

Article:
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/02/baby_gabriel_update_hopeful_ad.php

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Baby Gabriel Johnson Update: "Person of Interest" Tammi Smith Arrested for Custodial Interference
February 2, 2010 3:33 PM
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Tempe police said Smith will be charged with custodial interference, conspiracy to commit custodial interference and forgery. The release did not elaborate on what the charges were based on.

As late as last week Tammi Smith was saying she had nothing to do with Gabriel's disappearance, inviting the police to search her computer saying she had "nothing to hide."

Upon hearing of the arrest, McQueary said it was a long time coming. He and his family are currently on a road trip to retrace Johnson's steps in an effort to find baby Gabriel.

Article:
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/02/02/crimesider/entry6167041.shtml

 

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Baby Gabriel Case: Second Arrest, Still No Sign of Missing Child
Tammi Smith Arrested Today for Custodial Interference, Forgery
Feb. 2, 2010
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Smith, 37, was arrested at 11:10 a.m. MST at her home in Scottsdale, Ariz., according to the police. She and her husband Jack said they were in talks to adopt Gabriel before he disappeared in December.

Smith's attorney, Michael Kimerer, said there would likely be a bond hearing this evening after she is transferred to the Tempe, Ariz., jail.

Kimerer said Smith has always been forthcoming in her meetings with the police.

"When Tammi went and visited the police she told them everything she knows," he said.

Gabriel's biological father has hired a private investigator to help find his son.

Article:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/arrest-missing-baby-gabriel-case-sign-child/story?id=9728581

 

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UPDATED: Watch LiveVideo: Tempe Police Press Conference on Tammi Smith Arrest (3:30 p.m.)
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[Angel Who Cares]

Would-Be Adopter Arrested in Missing Baby Case
Updated: one minute ago
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Police in Tempe, Ariz., arrested a woman they are calling a "person of interest" in the disappearance of an 8-month-old boy she and her husband wanted to adopt.

Before arresting Tammi Smith, 37, Tuesday, police had searched the Scottsdale, Ariz., home she shares with her husband, Jack. Smith was charged with conspiracy to commit custodial interference, custodial interference and forgery.

In hopes of finding his son alive, McQueary embarked on a road trip to retrace his estranged girlfriend's route to Miami. He received the news of Smith's arrest on the way to San Antonio, where investigators have recently begun searching a landfill site for possible clues.

Article:
http://www.aolnews.com/nation/artic...case-of-missing-baby-gabriel-johnson/19342130

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Scottsdale woman arrested in missing baby case
Originally published February 2, 2010 at 12:47 p.m., updated February 2, 2010 at 7:22 p.m.
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In a Tuesday court document detailing the charges against Tammi Smith, police describe for the first time the lengths to which she went to adopt Gabriel.

Horn said Smith also tried to recruit male acquaintances to get them to put their name on a document seeking to have McQueary submit to a DNA test. The document required the name of a potential father, and when Smith couldn't get anyone to agree to it, she forged her cousin's name, Horn said.

After Johnson and Gabriel left the state, Smith sent a text message Dec. 27 to McQueary asking him if they could meet the following day, according to the document. "I'm afraid she'll be gone forever, cause she doesn't want to go to jail for kidnapping," she wrote. "The only way she'll come back is if my attorney faxes the signed papers to her so she won't get in trouble, and Gabriel b w/us."

Smith also tried to change court jurisdiction over Gabriel to Tennessee in an apparent last-minute plan to get Johnson to take the boy there and adopt him out without needing McQueary's approval, thus clearing the way for the Smiths, Horn said.

And on Jan. 4, Smith suggested in a voicemail to the judge in the boy's custody case that he give the Smiths guardianship because Johnson wouldn't return to Arizona with him unless she knew he would be "safe," according to the document.

Police say Smith told them to what other lengths she would go to get Gabriel. "Tammi Smith stated she was going to use her attorney's help to pressure Logan to pay previous child support, current child support and be responsible for visitation," according to the document. "Tammi stated due to the above listed pressure the hope was that Logan would release his custodial rights and the adoption could proceed."
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Article:
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2010/feb/02/bc-us-missing-arizona-baby1st-ld-writethru/?news

 

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Would-be adoptive mom arrested in missing baby case
February 2nd, 2010 @ 12:26pm
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Tammi Smith, 37, was being taken to Tempe police headquarters and later will be booked into Maricopa County jail on charges of custodial interference, conspiracy to commit custodial interference and forgery, Sgt. Steve Carbajal said.

Gabriel's mother, 23-year-old Elizabeth Johnson, was arrested Dec. 30 in Florida and is charged in Arizona with kidnapping, child abuse and custodial interference. Police say she drove Gabriel to San Antonio from Tempe, stayed about a week, then took a bus to Florida without him.

She has refused to say where the baby is, but told Gabriel's father she killed him and threw his body in a trash bin. She also has said she gave the baby away to a couple in San Antonio.

Article:
http://www.ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=1259169

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Scottsdale woman arrested in missing baby case
Posted: Feb 2, 2010 01:49 PM EST
Updated: Feb 2, 2010 04:44 PM EST
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Tammi Smith was arrested Tuesday at her Scottsdale home on charges of custodial interference, conspiracy to commit custodial interference and forgery.

Tempe police Sgt. Steve Carbajal says Smith was being taken to the department and would be booked later into Maricopa County jail.

Article:
http://www.kgun9.com/global/story.asp?s=11920181

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Tammi Smith Arrested in Connection to Baby Gabriel Johnson Disappearance
'Person of Interest' Tammi Smith Insists She Has Nothing to Hide, but Police Believe Otherwise
February 02, 2010
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Police have been wary of Tammi Smith and her husband, Jack, from the start of the Gabriel Johnson missing person case and believe that the Smiths know far more than they has been divulged.

Tammi and Jack Smith have appeared on talk shows and current affairs programs, granting interviews and maintaining they have nothing to hide. Police have questioned the couple, searched their home, and gave them polygraph tests. Throughout the ongoing investigation, they have denied any involvement in the disappearance of baby Gabriel Johnson.

Tempe Police would not elaborate on their specific reasons for arresting Tammi Smith, nor would they comment on why she was arrested and her husband was not.

Elizabeth Johnson was extradited from Florida and now is behind bars in Phoenix. She has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and custodial interference. She has refused to cooperate with police since arriving in Arizona.

Tammi Smith has been booked into a Maricopa County jail.

Article:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2658053/tammi_smith_arrested_in_connection.html?cat=25

 

[Angel Who Cares]

UPDATED: Hope of finding Baby Gabriel alive fades
Last Update: 5:12 pm
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A woman who wanted to adopt an Arizona baby who has been missing for more than a month has been arrested, but police say they don't believe she knows where the child might be.

Tammi Smith was arrested Tuesday at her Scottsdale home on charges of custodial interference, conspiracy to commit custodial interference and forgery.

Gabriel was last seen with Johnson in San Antonio, and police now say hope that he is alive is fading.

Video: Arrest made in Baby Gabriel case 0:54
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Video: Private investigator brought in to help in search for Baby Gabriel 0:44
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Video: Second Arrest In Baby Gabriel Case 1:06
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Article:
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Arrest made in Tempe, Arizona in connection with baby Gabriel Johnson last seen in San Antonio
February 2, 4:28 PM
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Tammi Smith, 37, a lady who wanted to adopt the baby in Arizona before the disappearance, was arrested by Tempe police for various charges in regard to custodial interference in the case of baby.

Smith was arrested on Tuesday, February 2 at 11:10 a.m. at her Scottsdale home.

Smith is being booked into Maricopa County Jail for conspiracy to commit custodial interference, custodial interference and forgery charges.

Reports are coming out that San Antonio police investigators have been searching a local landfill, or have blocked off areas for future searches of the baby.

ABC New reports sources told them authorities do not believe Smith knows the location of the baby, but was arrested for her alleged attempt in an illegal adoption.

Police reported confiscated their phone records and laptop with authority of a search warrant.

In one San Antonio radio talk radio broadcast last month, a police spokesman relayed concern about Smith&#8217;s tendency to tell the too much to the media while authorities were actively pursuing a vigorous investigation.

Eight month old Gabriel Johnson was last seen in San Antonio on Dec. 27, 2009.

Article:
http://www.examiner.com/x-30789-San...baby-Gabriel-Johnson-last-seen-in-San-Antonio

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Baby Gabriel's dad to arrive in S.A. in search of son
Posted on February 2, 2010 at 1:01 PM
Updated today at 1:02 PM
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The search for Baby Gabriel is becoming even more focused Tuesday.

McQueary says he doesn't think Elizabeth Johnson would have tried to make the 15-hour drive in one night. He plans to stop at hotels along the route, searching for anyone who might have seen her and the baby.

Video: Baby Gabriel's dad to arrive in S.A. in search of son 0:33
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Article:
http://www.kens5.com/home/Baby-Gabriels-dad-to-arrive-in-SA-in-search-of-son-83363822.html

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Gabriel Johnson is Missing: Famous Private Eye Offers to Help Search for Baby Gabriel
Jay J. Armes Ready to Join Investigation for Missing Baby Gabriel
February 02, 2010
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A world famous private detective, Jay J. Armes, has offered his services to the family of missing Baby Gabriel Johnson, who has not been seen since December 26. Jay J. Armes usually charges $1 million to take on a case but has offered to search for Baby Gabriel for free.

Jay J. Armes is no stranger to challenges. Armes, ironically, uses prosthetic hands, having lost both hands in an explosion when he was 11 years old. But he refuses to allow the loss to be a disability, having built his private investigation service on hard work and perseverance.

With leads dwindling, Logan McQueary has hit the road in an attempt to retrace Elizabeth Johnson's route to San Antonio, where it is presumed that Gabriel Johnson was either given away, sold, or killed.

He has yet to agree to work with Jay J. Armes. But with Elizabeth Johnson remaining tight-lipped and the only hope of finding Baby Gabriel resting in a long-shot GPS search and, worse, in a landfill search in San Antonio, Logan McQueary may find that he just might have to turn to an agency like that run by Jay J. Armes as law enforcement resources -- over time -- are drawn to more immediate matters. And they will be.

Investigators need a break in the case. Logan McQueary is searching for that break. Jay J. Armes has offered the resources of his private investigation organization, should McQueary need want and/or need them. And as time goes by without the aforesaid break, Armes' services will eventually, and unfortunately, be required.

The old adage, 'Don't look a gift horse in the mouth' would apply...
*Much More Info At Link!

Article:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2660743/famous_private_eye_offers_to_help_search.html?cat=8

 

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Scottsdale woman arrested in missing baby case
Feb. 2, 2010, 6:58PM
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Tammi Smith, 37, was taken to Tempe police headquarters and was expected to be booked into Maricopa County jail on charges of custodial interference, conspiracy to commit custodial interference and forgery, Lt. Mike Horn said.

He said the charges stem from Smith's repeated and apparently desperate attempts to adopt 8-month-old Gabriel Johnson, not from the boy's Dec. 26 disappearance in San Antonio.

Tammi and Jack Smith of Scottsdale had been considered "persons of interest" for weeks in the investigation into the disappearance, but Horn said that's no longer the case.

He said that all of his agency's leads into the disappearance have been turned over to San Antonio police, which is conducting its own investigation.

Jack Smith told The Associated Press that police crossed the line by arresting his wife and trumped up charges against her.

"It's clear that we had nothing to do with this, and why they're trying to make a case against my wife, I don't know," he said. "We have done nothing wrong."

With the case now shifting to San Antonio, speculation continues that police there will search a landfill for the boy's body. Managers of a San Antonio landfill have blocked off an area that might be searched for the baby, but police said they hadn't yet searched the site and decline to say whether they plan to do so.

Article:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6847946.html