CA Amber Alert - Zane Newton
The California Amber Alert issued this morning for 9-year-old Zane Newton has been removed from the NCMEC Amber Alert page.
Zane was playing outside his friend's home when a car approached. An unknown male exited the vehicle and reportedly shot Zane. When he fell to the ground the suspect picked the boy up, put him in the vehicle and drove away. Although the boy who witnessed the abduction stated Zane had been shot police did not find any blood or shell casings at the scene.
I wondered about this abduction and I thought maybe this was a case of two kids playing with a gun and one of them getting hurt.
While I am writing this entry there is breaking news on my local television station - KCAL 9:
Reporters in the Bakersfield area are reporting a portion of a dirt field approximately one block from the abduction has been blocked off. Police are not allowing media or neighbors in the area. However, family members have been seen in the area on the sidewalk crying. An unconfirmed report is that Zane's body has been located buried under the dirt in that field.
-
March 19, 2008: 5:18 p.m.
-
The Amber Alert has been canceled and a body has been found approximately one block away from where the reported abduction took place.
Police searching for a missing boy found something in a tunnel in a sump near where the boy was reported kidnapped Wednesday morning.
Initially police called firefighters to conduct a rescue but..."but, almost immediately, the rescue operation was called off."1
I wonder why in an earlier article I read the California Highway Patrol believed the alleged abductor could be headed to the San Francisco Bay area.
-
5:35 p.m.
-
Local news station KNBC4 is reporting in the 5 p.m. newscast that they have confirmation from authorities the body found in the collapsed cave is indeed that of Zane Newton. Also, there is more information regarding the alleged shooting. This report states Zane was shot with a paintball gun in the shoulder. The witness was also shot with the paintball gun as well.
-
11:45 p.m.
-
Apparently what happened today was Zane and his friend were playing in an area that was supposed to be off limits - it was fenced. It was also known in the neighborhood that Zane played in this area with other neighborhood children. Zane and his friend were seen playing there earlier in the morning by neighbors. Unfortunately it was not until several hours after the Amber Alert was issued that two of those neighbors decided to jump the fence and search the field. They are the people who found Zane's body.
Investigators brought the friend in for questioning. So far it has been determined that Zane and his friend were digging a hole, Zane climbed into the hole and the dirt caved in on him. The friend became frightened and ran to Zane's home and told the story of the shooting and kidnapping, triggering the statewide Amber Alert. No charges are pending at this time against the boy for telling the kidnapping lie. I wonder if Zane could have been saved if his friend had only told the truth.2
- 'Amber Alert Canceled; body possibly found,' KGET.com, March 19, 2008. [↩]
- KTTV11 News at 10, March 19, 2008. [↩]
CA Amber Alert - Andrew Bailey
A California Amber Alert has been issued for 2-year-old Andrew Bailey. According to an article published on News10.net, authorities were called to the Bailey home in Shingle Springs early Saturday morning responding to a domestic violence complaint. When they arrived they found Andrew's mother badly beaten. She was transported to the hospital with unspecified injuries.
The alleged perpetrator of the beating is 50-year-old Charles Bailey. He is the boyfriend of Andrew's mother and is the boy's biological father.
The problem now is finding Andrew. When authorities arrived and found Andrew's mother, they also found that Charles Bailey had fled with the child. An Amber Alert was issued and Charles Bailey was located and arrested in Sonora nearly four hours after the search began. Andrew was not with his father and apparently the father is not cooperating with authorities as to Andrew's whereabouts.1
The search continues for Andrew:
By Saturday afternoon, emergency rescue teams begun searching for Andrew along the nearly 50-mile stretch between Shingle Springs and Sonora.
Golmitz said about 70 people in small teams were searching the Shingle Springs areas near South Shingle, Latrobe South and Cochrane Ranch Road.
Dogs and helicopter units were also aiding in the search from Shingle Springs to the county line.Amador, Calavaras and Tuolumne county teams were also assisting by searching their respective jurisdictions, Golmitz said.2
Andrew Bailey described as 3 feet tall, weighing 35 pounds with short dark hair. He may be wearing red pajama bottoms and a blue stripped pajama top.
Anybody with information of the whereabouts of Andrew should call the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office at 530-621-6600.
-
March 15, 2008
-
Andrew is still missing. Police have stated that charges against Charles Bailey are upgraded to attempted homicide against his girlfriend:
Golmitz said Bailey severely beat his girlfriend and fled with the couple's 2-year-old son before officers arrived, triggering an Amber Alert. The mother was transported to Mercy Hospital of Folsom for treatment of severe injuries.
"(Bailey) committed a crime we're classifying as attempted homicide, instead of just domestic violence," Golmitz said. "He's definitely acted out in a very angry and physical manner."3
News10.net is reporting that police have located the body of 2-year-old Andrew Bailey in the town of
JacksonMartellnearbehind the K-Mart. No other information regarding cause of death or the condition of the body has been released at this time. Andrew was recovered 11 hours after the Amber Alert was initiated.It is alleged that Andrew's father was the abductor after he attempted to murder Andrew's mother and left her for dead at the family home.4This is a sad ending to this little boy's life. -
March 16, 2008
-
More about the assault on the girlfriend has been revealed. According to news accounts Charles Bailey attacked his girlfriend with an ax. Although her injuries were considered serious, she was released from the hospital today.El Dorado County detectives as well as the FBI will be investigating this case.5
-
March 17, 2008
-
According to News10.net, Charles Bailey will make his first court appearance on Tuesday. He has been charged with the murder of his 2-year-old son, Andrew. He is also facing attempted murder charges for the alleged ax attack early Sunday morning against his girlfriend. The county coroner is conducting an autopsy today to try and determine Andrew's cause of death.6
Sources:
- Jason Kobely, "Toddler Missing, Father Arrested in Shingle Springs Amber Alert Search," News10.net, March 15, 2008. [↩]
- Ibid. [↩]
- Ibid. [↩]
- Ibid. [↩]
- Jason Kobely, "El Dorado Detectives, Feds Investigate Shingle Springs Toddler Killing," News10.net, March 16, 2008. [↩]
- Elizabeth Bishop, "Court Appearance Expected Tuesday in Toddler's Killing," News10.net, March 17, 2008. [↩]
The article has
no responses yet