UPDATE: suspect arrested, baby found alive
Upset about Columbus case of missing twin Kason Thomas? Here's how you can help:
The search for missing 5-month-old Kason Thomas drags on Thursday morning — with a focus on Montgomery County.
The baby remains unaccounted for after he and his twin brother, Kyair, were left in a running car while their mother picked up a Door Dash food order from a Donatos Pizza restaurant in Columbus' Short North neighborhood around 9:45 p.m. Monday.
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Columbus police have identified Nalah T. Jackson, 24, as their prime suspect in the abduction and, according to tips they've received, believe she might still be in the Dayton area. Kyair was found by a passerby sitting in a car seat in the bitter cold early Tuesday in the economy parking lot of Dayton International Airport.
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Anyone interested in helping the Thomas family in searching for Kason and Kyair's alleged abductor, Jackson, should report any suspicious activity.
Columbus police issued a BOLO (all-points bulletin) to five neighboring states — Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia — for those law enforcement agencies to immediately alert Columbus if anyone calls 911 and reports seeing Jackson, Kason or the stolen car.
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"If anyone has sighted them, even if it's not in Ohio, you say: 'Well that couldn't possibly be him, or that could possibly be her,' because it's not in the state of Ohio," Bryant said, "please do not discard that. Call us; give us that information."
If you see signs of a banged-up, black 2010 Honda Accord, take note. Barnett's four-door sedan has a ripped temporary Ohio registration tag, a missing front bumper, tinted windows and a white bumper sticker with the phrase "WestSide City Toys" on the back.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Columbus police's Special Victims Bureau at 614-645-4701 or the division's tip line at 614-645-4266. You can also reach the FBI's 24-hour tip line at 1-800-225-5324.
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Those who want to join the search for missing twin Kason can email [email protected] to volunteer, provide resources or donate items to assist, according to a Facebook post from the Dock Ellis Foundation, a national organization created by the late Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher to assist minority families with missing people.
This baby has been missing for over 48 hours now and it's not looking good. The Amber Alert was issued hours after it should have been and during that time, the kidnapping suspect was seen in multiple locations and interacted with people who could have helped if they knew what was going on. She left his twin brother in the parking lot of an airport. She may be out of the state by now, the baby could have been left somewhere else. We are about to experience dangerously cold temperatures and a winter storm in the midwest. My stomach is sinking over this, it should be national news by now. Please share and help if you can.
*EDIT* Just after I posted this, Columbus police reported that the suspect had been arrested in neighboring state Indiana, but that 5 month old Kason Thomas is still missing.
*EDIT EDIT* BABY KASON HAS BEEN FOUND ALIVE in the stolen car abandoned in a parking lot in Indianapolis for two days!!!! He was taken to a hospital immediately to be checked out but is reported to seem healthy.
