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A Walker County father and two other men are in jail facing drug and other charges after an incident in Parrish in July in which a baby disappeared overnight.Madison Jo Rilee Freeman, 30, of Jasper, was arrested on Friday and booked in the Walker County Jail. He is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and conspiracy to commit a controlled substance.Rodney Thomas, 45, of Parrish, is charged with conspiracy to commit a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a controlled substance crime. Mason Chappel, 19, of Parrish, is charged with interfering with governmental operations.Court records say that Freeman went to Thomas' house on July 10 to get Xanax while leaving his child in his vehicle outside.His SUV then disappeared, which led to an Amber Alert and a massive search for 9-month-old Harlow Freeman, who was found safe the next day.The Parrish police department issued this statement on social media outlining the events.Freeman reported his vehicle stolen with the infant inside from a home on Crest Avenue around 7 p.m., according to police. Officers said there were multiple reports of a vehicle seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WVTM 13 The AMBER Alert was issued hours later, and about 100 law enforcement officers arrived within 30 minutes, Parrish police Chief Danny Woodard said. During the fourth search, the reported vehicle was found in a ravine surrounded by kudzu. Police said it looked as if the vehicle had gone into the ravine backward. "It was impossible to see," Woodard said about the location of the vehicle. "The area was searched multiple times through the night."Follow us on social: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeHarlow was found in the child seat in the vehicle, according to police. A rear window had been broken from a previous incident, which provided ventilation.Harlow was evaluated at the scene and taken to Children's of Alabama to be checked out, police said. While there was no suspect in custody, Woodard said this was not a random incident, and there was no danger to the public."Anything is possible, and everything is being evaluated," Woodard said about the incident. Video below: Full news conference from policeThe investigation is still ongoing.Deep dive: WVTM 13 InvestigatesThis is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.
PARRISH, Ala. —
A Walker County father and two other men are in jail facing drug and other charges after an incident in Parrish in July in which a baby disappeared overnight.
Madison Jo Rilee Freeman, 30, of Jasper, was arrested on Friday and booked in the Walker County Jail. He is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and conspiracy to commit a controlled substance.
Rodney Thomas, 45, of Parrish, is charged with conspiracy to commit a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a controlled substance crime.
Mason Chappel, 19, of Parrish, is charged with interfering with governmental operations.
Court records say that Freeman went to Thomas' house on July 10 to get Xanax while leaving his child in his vehicle outside.
His SUV then disappeared, which led to an Amber Alert and a massive search for 9-month-old Harlow Freeman, who was found safe the next day.
The Parrish police department issued this statement on social media outlining the events.
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Freeman reported his vehicle stolen with the infant inside from a home on Crest Avenue around 7 p.m., according to police. Officers said there were multiple reports of a vehicle seen leaving the area at a high rate of speed.
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The AMBER Alert was issued hours later, and about 100 law enforcement officers arrived within 30 minutes, Parrish police Chief Danny Woodard said.
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Harlow FreemanDuring the fourth search, the reported vehicle was found in a ravine surrounded by kudzu. Police said it looked as if the vehicle had gone into the ravine backward.
"It was impossible to see," Woodard said about the location of the vehicle. "The area was searched multiple times through the night."
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Harlow was found in the child seat in the vehicle, according to police. A rear window had been broken from a previous incident, which provided ventilation.
Harlow was evaluated at the scene and taken to Children's of Alabama to be checked out, police said.
While there was no suspect in custody, Woodard said this was not a random incident, and there was no danger to the public.
"Anything is possible, and everything is being evaluated," Woodard said about the incident.
Video below: Full news conference from police
The investigation is still ongoing.
Deep dive: WVTM 13 Investigates
This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.
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