06-26-2012, 07:12 AM
Search warrant executed in case of missing Mount Pleasant 4-year-old.
MOUNT PLEASANT, MI — The Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police have executed a search warrant to gather information in the case of Carnel Chamberlain, a 4-year-old boy who has been missing since Thursday night.
A warrant seeking evidence was executed on a 20-year-old man, the boyfriend of the missing boy's mother, who had been identified by police as a person of interest, Tribal spokesman Frank Cloutier said.
The man was not in custody as of Monday afternoon, Cloutier said. He could not give additional information about the warrant, but said details would be released if there are any developments in the case.
Police believe Chamberlain's boyfriend was the last person to see the child before he went missing. They said initially the man was not being cooperative as police began the investigation.
Bambi Scarlott and her husband, Stephen, who live next door, said they saw people in white jumpsuits going inside the home and noticed that police took an ATV four-wheeler and some other items from outside the home.
The search for the missing child began Thursday evening soon after Jaimee Chamberlain, 21, returned from work to her home at 7340 E. Tomah to find that her son was not there. Chamberlain told police that her boyfriend was watching the 4-year-old and that neither of them were home when she arrived.
Chamberlain began calling her son's name and she and her boyfriend went door to door asking for help in searching for the boy. Neighbors searched their yards and nearby with flashlights Thursday night, said Bambi Scarlott.
Over the next few days, volunteers showed up to search a 10-mile radius around the home where the boy was last seen.
More than 15 law enforcement agencies have joined the search, Cloutier said, bringing police dogs and helicopters with infrared cameras. Ottawa County officials brought SONAR equipment to search waste-water ponds at a treatment nearby the home.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations is assisting tribal police with the investigation.
Many volunteers have come to help as well, Cloutier said, noting that more than 175 people were there Saturday morning, ready to search for hours.
Police ask anyone with information in the case to call 989-775-4700.
MOUNT PLEASANT, MI — The Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police have executed a search warrant to gather information in the case of Carnel Chamberlain, a 4-year-old boy who has been missing since Thursday night.
A warrant seeking evidence was executed on a 20-year-old man, the boyfriend of the missing boy's mother, who had been identified by police as a person of interest, Tribal spokesman Frank Cloutier said.
The man was not in custody as of Monday afternoon, Cloutier said. He could not give additional information about the warrant, but said details would be released if there are any developments in the case.
Police believe Chamberlain's boyfriend was the last person to see the child before he went missing. They said initially the man was not being cooperative as police began the investigation.
Bambi Scarlott and her husband, Stephen, who live next door, said they saw people in white jumpsuits going inside the home and noticed that police took an ATV four-wheeler and some other items from outside the home.
The search for the missing child began Thursday evening soon after Jaimee Chamberlain, 21, returned from work to her home at 7340 E. Tomah to find that her son was not there. Chamberlain told police that her boyfriend was watching the 4-year-old and that neither of them were home when she arrived.
Chamberlain began calling her son's name and she and her boyfriend went door to door asking for help in searching for the boy. Neighbors searched their yards and nearby with flashlights Thursday night, said Bambi Scarlott.
Over the next few days, volunteers showed up to search a 10-mile radius around the home where the boy was last seen.
More than 15 law enforcement agencies have joined the search, Cloutier said, bringing police dogs and helicopters with infrared cameras. Ottawa County officials brought SONAR equipment to search waste-water ponds at a treatment nearby the home.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations is assisting tribal police with the investigation.
Many volunteers have come to help as well, Cloutier said, noting that more than 175 people were there Saturday morning, ready to search for hours.
Police ask anyone with information in the case to call 989-775-4700.