03-28-2012, 08:38 AM
yourhoustonnews
Liberty County Sheriff's Captain Rex Evans is operating the command post at the home of the missing 2-year-old Tarkington boy. The child was last seen around 3 p.m. Tuesday.
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According to a family friend, the boy, Devon “Baby Boy” Davis, and his family had just moved to the Tarkington area from Virginia on Thursday of last week.
Law enforcement and firefighters are assisting in the search. The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office and the Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department have set up a command post at the child’s home.
Every fire department in the county has been called to assist in the search. The Montgomery County Search and Rescue Team is bringing canines and the Texas Department of Public Safety has deployed helicopters to look for the child.
UPDATE: AS of 9 p.m. Tuesday, search teams had still been unable to locate the missing child. Only three Liberty County fire departments remain on the scene at this moment.
Needham Fire Department is using an amphibious ATV to help look for the boy along the creek. Tarkington VFD was unable to launch its boat due to the terrain along the creek.
According to Advocate Reporter Cassie Gregory, the mother of the child claims she was napping in her home with Devon's baby sister shortly before Devon disappeared. The doors of the home were reportedly locked.
When she awoke, Devon was missing. When she was unable to find him, law enforcement was called in to help.
UPDATE 2: We've learned more about the parents of the missing Tarkington boy. The father, Mike, and his wife, April, moved their family to the area on Thursday.
Mike is ex-Army Airborne and moved to Liberty County to live with an Army buddy when he couldn't find work in Virginia. He arrived first and then went back for his family once he was settled.
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03/28/12 — Texas EquuSearch is en route with their sonar equipment to assist Liberty County officials in the search for the 2 1⁄2 year old toddler.
Liberty County Sheriff's Captain Rex Evans is operating the command post at the home of the missing 2-year-old Tarkington boy. The child was last seen around 3 p.m. Tuesday.
According to a family friend, the boy, Devon “Baby Boy” Davis, and his family had just moved to the Tarkington area from Virginia on Thursday of last week.
Law enforcement and firefighters are assisting in the search. The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office and the Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department have set up a command post at the child’s home.
Every fire department in the county has been called to assist in the search. The Montgomery County Search and Rescue Team is bringing canines and the Texas Department of Public Safety has deployed helicopters to look for the child.
UPDATE: AS of 9 p.m. Tuesday, search teams had still been unable to locate the missing child. Only three Liberty County fire departments remain on the scene at this moment.
Needham Fire Department is using an amphibious ATV to help look for the boy along the creek. Tarkington VFD was unable to launch its boat due to the terrain along the creek.
According to Advocate Reporter Cassie Gregory, the mother of the child claims she was napping in her home with Devon's baby sister shortly before Devon disappeared. The doors of the home were reportedly locked.
When she awoke, Devon was missing. When she was unable to find him, law enforcement was called in to help.
UPDATE 2: We've learned more about the parents of the missing Tarkington boy. The father, Mike, and his wife, April, moved their family to the area on Thursday.
Mike is ex-Army Airborne and moved to Liberty County to live with an Army buddy when he couldn't find work in Virginia. He arrived first and then went back for his family once he was settled.
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03/28/12 — Texas EquuSearch is en route with their sonar equipment to assist Liberty County officials in the search for the 2 1⁄2 year old toddler.